tag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:/discussions/general-questions/132775-how-to-deal-with-oddball-transaction-in-a-retirement-accountInfinite Kind: Discussion 2023-06-22T11:52:06Ztag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/591322022023-06-05T21:46:59Z2023-06-05T21:46:59ZHow to deal with oddball transaction in a retirement account. <div><p>just a user - yes, it would download it again if you delete it. Maybe just change the shares bought or value to zero? (whatever works) - then the transaction is still there, and "sort of" represents the two at the website, but has no impact. [And it still has the hidden FITID in place, so won't redownload.]</p>
<p>One comment that you didn't address - how did you get the cost basis to move over, or did you just use the same account as before, but connect the new company to it? That is often the cause of "two transactions" - to move the shares at the cost basis price - sort of an artificial way to do so, but it works.</p></div>dtdtag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/591322022023-06-06T13:39:12Z2023-06-06T13:39:12ZHow to deal with oddball transaction in a retirement account. <div><p>Ok, I zeroed out all fields and that works.</p>
<p>More details: this was the TD Ameritrade being bought out by Schwab. I didn't actually create a new MD account, I just unlinked and relinked the account and it seems to just work. Other than the new "no change" transaction that appeared that I wasn't sure how to deal with. The overall account status looks ok now, and all of the graphs still look correct.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p></div>obermantag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/591322022023-06-07T01:30:27Z2023-06-07T01:30:27ZHow to deal with oddball transaction in a retirement account. <div><p>Yes, that would work to maintain cost basis. Sounds good!</p></div>dtdtag:infinitekind.tenderapp.com,2009-01-14:Comment/591322022023-06-07T03:00:52Z2023-06-07T03:00:52ZHow to deal with oddball transaction in a retirement account. <div><p>The bought and sold transactions probably didn't have any significance for you, I envisage they were back to back transactions to enact the change of funds ownership not the ultimate beneficiary, so they are more book entries.</p>
<p>Zeroing amounts is likely the best approach to take given how transaction IDs work those IDs need to be present to stop re-downloading transactions.</p></div>dwg