Use the Margin Interest Expense transaction type to record the interest amount that you paid for a security bought on margin.

To record margin interest expense

  1. In the sidebar, select the investment account you want to use.
  2. Click the Transactions tab and then click the New Transaction icon in the register toolbar.
  3. Select Margin Interest Expense from the Transaction Types list.
  4. Add the information for:
  5. To add an attachment, go to the Attachments tab, click the Add attachment button, and select the file you want to attach to the transaction.
  6. Click Save when you are done.