Confirm your dividends
When Metrifly detects a dividend for a holding you owned at the ex-date, it creates an unconfirmed event. Confirming it tells Metrifly the amount you actually received, so the payment counts towards your income, yield, and tax. By the end of this, your dividends will be confirmed and your figures accurate.
Dividend statuses
Section titled “Dividend statuses”| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Announced | Declared, but the ex-date hasn’t passed — nothing to do yet |
| Unconfirmed | Detected and waiting for your confirmation |
| Paid | Confirmed and counting in your income and tax |
Where to find unconfirmed dividends
Section titled “Where to find unconfirmed dividends”They appear in two places:
- The Dividends tab on a holding’s detail page, in a highlighted Unconfirmed dividends panel with a count.
- The Tax Dashboard, which flags them before you finalise tax — see Use your tax dashboard.
Confirm a single dividend
Section titled “Confirm a single dividend”On the holding’s Dividends tab, find the dividend in the Unconfirmed dividends panel and click Confirm.
The dialog shows:
| Field | Editable? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ex-Date | No | The ownership cut-off date |
| Currency | No | The currency the dividend was paid in |
| Total Amount Received | Yes | The total cash you received — pre-filled with the detected estimate |
| Franking Credits | Yes (optional) | Australian franking credits — leave blank if none |
| Reinvested via DRP | Yes (optional) | Tick if the dividend bought shares instead of cash — see Record reinvested dividends (DRP) |
| Notes | Yes (optional) | A free-text note for yourself |
You enter the total you received, not a per-share rate. Click Confirm Dividend to save.
Confirm all at once
Section titled “Confirm all at once”The Unconfirmed dividends panel has a Confirm All button that confirms every dividend in the list using the detected estimates, without opening each dialog. If you need to adjust amounts or add franking credits, confirm those ones individually instead.
Edit before confirming
Section titled “Edit before confirming”Click Edit on an unconfirmed dividend to change the Total Amount Received, Franking Credits, or Notes before confirming. Saving updates the dividend but leaves it unconfirmed — you still need to confirm it afterwards.
Dismiss or undo
Section titled “Dismiss or undo”- Dismiss — if a detected dividend doesn’t apply (a duplicate, or one you didn’t receive), click Delete on its row to remove the event.
- Undo — confirmed dividends sit in a separate Confirmed dividends section. Click Unconfirm to move one back to the unconfirmed list, or Delete to remove it.
Franking credits
Section titled “Franking credits”Australian companies often pay franked dividends, where tax has already been paid at the company level. When confirming one, enter the franking credit amount from your dividend statement in the Franking Credits field — it flows through to your taxable income report. Leave it blank if the dividend is unfranked.
Troubleshooting
Section titled “Troubleshooting”| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| No Confirm button | The dividend may still be Announced — confirmation opens once its ex-date passes. |
| The detected amount is wrong | Use Edit and correct Total Amount Received before confirming. |
| You confirmed the wrong one | Click Unconfirm in the Confirmed dividends section, then edit or delete it. |
| It should have been reinvested | Tick Reinvested via DRP and enter the DRP price — see Record reinvested dividends (DRP). |
| The Tax Dashboard still flags dividends | Confirm every dividend on each affected holding, or use Confirm All. |