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Movement Codes: CGT
This document outlines the various Movement Codes and associated CGT and Accounting Treatment used in investment ledger entries. Each Movement Code indicates a specific type of transaction (e.g., Bonus, Dividend) and governs its cost treatment for Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and accounting. Key rules for acquisitions, disposals, and income entries are detailed, including calculations for partial disposals and interspousal transfers. Additionally, attributes like Nil Quantity and Heldover Gain are explained, offering guidance for accurately processing investment transactions in compliance with relevant regulations.
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Accounts Formatting
The document describes the functionality of CCH Accounts Production within CCH Central, a database that manages client and contact records and serves as a gateway for various CCH applications. It explains the process of accessing the Accounts Formatter through CCH Central and provides troubleshooting steps for login issues or loading problems with the Accounts Formatter.
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US Securities - FAQs
This document outlines methods to receive and import US securities data from different feeds, detailing the Exshare feed from ICE Data Services and the Telekurs feed from SIX Financial. It discusses code alternatives, specifically SEDOL, ISIN, Common codes, and Valor codes. For importing transactions using US ISINs, it suggests consulting brokers for alternate codes or creating a mapping spreadsheet. Additionally, it describes search functionalities available within securities screens, emphasizing the efficient "Quick" search option for finding securities by their names.
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Standard descriptions
The document outlines the process for amending standard descriptions used in Trust Accounts. It describes two main categories of lists: those with just narratives and those requiring background information. Users can select tables, add new items, and sort entries alphabetically, or by code or name. Instructions are provided for entering new descriptions, including navigating through blank lines and using the scroll bar. The document also includes images for clarification and emphasizes the importance of organizing lists efficiently.
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Securities
The document outlines the management of a securities system, detailing the creation, importation, and data association for securities. Key data includes identification codes (SEDOL and ISIN), types, industry classifications, sorting codes, and financial specifics such as currency and unit precision. It highlights the importance of maintaining historical corporate events like dividends and complex capital transactions, along with price tracking practices using multiple pricing methods. The system also allows for recording changes in security names, ensuring accurate reporting. This structured framework supports both manual entry and data feed integration.
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Move investments
This document describes the process for moving investments between funds using a two-page tab dialog box. It details the "Investments" tab, which displays all securities with corresponding fund numbers, and instructions for selecting individual or multiple securities. If logged into a specific fund, only relevant securities will be shown. The second part discusses the "New Fund" tab, where users can choose the destination fund for the selected securities before confirming the move. Selection options include single entries, multiple individual entries, or ranges.
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Manage Clients
The document provides instructions for accessing the "Manage Clients" feature in a software application. It details two methods: one through the Activities Menu and another from the Activity Bar. Users can select "Manage Clients" or choose "Select Clients" from the specified activity group.
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Investment Accounts
This document outlines the functionality of a window for managing investment accounts, allowing users to create, amend, or delete accounts. Key features include sorting options, date selection for viewing investment values, and the ability to show various types of investments. Users can display long security names, include zero holdings, and access new options to add or delete accounts. Additionally, features like Grid Edit, Find, and Copy from other clients are explained, along with the ability to override security prices at the client level.
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Investment Ledger
This document outlines functionalities related to the CCH Trust Accounts investment ledger, focusing on key activities. It includes links to sections on autoposting at the client level, management of funds, and moving investments. It also mentions investment accounts, although valuation can be accessed separately through the client menu. Overall, it serves as a guide for understanding and managing investment activities within the CCH Trust Accounts system.
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Global Operations
This document outlines features for a data entry system involving global data entry for client information, interest calculation on ledger accounts, and options for electronic bank payments and reconciliations. The global data entry allows for easy client selection, while the interest calculation supports both simple and compound interest based on customizable parameters. Additionally, electronic bank functionalities require a license and facilitate reconciliations for pooled accounts linked to specific clients.
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Funds
The document discusses the classification of investments in a client’s investment ledger into funds, usually linked to different beneficiaries. It describes the aggregation of holdings for capital gains tax (CGT) and the option to set up separate accounts for each beneficiary. It also mentions the use of funds to track tax-exempt accounts like ISAs. Users can log into a fund for focused investment data entry and reporting. The document provides a step-by-step guide for generating investment reports sorted by fund.
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Exchange Rates
CCH Trust Accounts maintains tables of exchange rates for currency conversions identified by 3-character ISO codes. It allows users to convert amounts through division by exchange rates, differing from the multiplication method used by other systems. Exchange rates are utilized for reporting and multicurrency data entry, with provisions for actual rates to override estimates. The system looks up rates based on the required date and defaults if necessary. Efficient entry of rates is supported through cross rates, and from version 2024.2, users must manually download rates from a specified website due to policy changes.
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Currency Codes
This document outlines the functionalities of Trust Accounts for handling transactions in non-Sterling currencies, including converting transactions into both an Investment Account base currency and a chosen Book Currency. It details the process for adding, amending, and deleting Currency Codes within the system, emphasizing the importance of setting UK Sterling as the default code. It highlights the use of ISO codes for currency representation, ensuring compatibility with third-party products. Instructions are provided for managing currency codes through a user interface.
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Common-Shared data
The document outlines the Common-Shared Data menu within CCH Trust Accounts, detailing its available options, which include Banks, Client Classes, Currency Codes, and Exchange Rates, among others. It highlights specific items like Interest Base Rates and Interest Bands, which are used for calculating client interest, and notes that certain elements like R.P.I. Tables and Tax Rates are no longer required or commonly used. Each menu choice links to additional help resources for further guidance.
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Client Classes
The document outlines the structure and functionality of client classes in a nominal ledger system, categorizing clients into specific classes like trust clients or pension funds. It details client type identification, nominal code configurations, and Profit and Loss (P&L) ranges. Additionally, it discusses currency management linked to client classes and the default nominal accounts that facilitate financial postings. Investment defaults streamline the creation of investment accounts and include important settings for transactions and tax journals. Overall, it serves as a guide for managing client-specific parameters within the accounting system.
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Banks
The document provides an overview of the bank reconciliation feature, detailing a list of banks identified by a 6-digit sort code. Each bank record includes the name and address of the bank. It explains that banks are referenced by Bank Details records, which define payer or payee bank accounts. Notably, a Bank record can be deleted despite being referenced, leading to a situation where the sort code remains known, but the bank's name and address are lost.
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Autopost (Client level)
The document details the Autopost routine for updating share transactions in a securities database. It instructs users to ensure the database is current and to run the Autopost function within a client's record. The procedure involves setting posting dates, confirming journal types, and selecting securities for automatic posting of income and capital items. Progress is displayed through pop-up windows, culminating in a summary of events in the security database for the chosen period, allowing for final adjustments before posting.
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Activities
The document provides a structured overview of the functionalities offered within the CCH Trust Accounts system. Key features include managing clients, the nominal ledger, common-shared data (such as banks, client classes, and securities), global operations, and the investment ledger. It also mentions the to-do system and diary management, noting that it has been replaced by a central database. The links included lead to detailed subpages for each topic, facilitating user navigation and access to specific information regarding account management and operations.
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2019.1 - User note field
The document describes the addition of a multiline text field called "User note" in the Edit Security section, specifically under the Attributes tab. This field allows for brief notes regarding manual amendments, with a maximum length of 120 characters. An example note provided is “Non-reporting fund. Checked AB 01/01/2019.”
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