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Posted by Ernie Klein on March 16, 2008, 12:00 pm
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> So I had some stock holdings in an online trading account, which I
> really hadn't paid attention to for the past year (yeah stupid I
> know). I guess I'm of the buy, hold, and forget about it camp.
Not a good way to do it. You really need to keep track of your
holdings, particularly any transactions you make (buy, sell, reinvest
dividends, etc.) because that information is a MUST to figure your cost
basis when you finally sell the stock. Knowing your cost basis is for
YOUR benefit (if you pay $50 for a stock and sell it for $55 do you want
to be taxed on the $5 profit or the entire $55? because that is what the
IRS will try to do if you can't prove your actual cost basis).
> Now on my 1099-B, I see that I supposedly received Gross Proceeds of
> $1.00 from the sale of stock "ABC" on 3/27/07. I never recalled
> selling any stock last year.
You probably didn't.
> As I track back through my statements, I see that my February
> statement shows I held stock "ABC, but my March statement shows I no
> longer hold stock "ABC". Yet I never received any trade confirmation
> of selling "ABC" (I get a snail mail confirmation each time I buy/sell
> stock). I know that "ABC" either went bankrupt or was delisted. Do I
> simply treat this as a regular stock transaction, with the 3/27/07
> sell date? Even though I never voluntarily sold the stock?
My guess is that ABC company merged with or was bought out by XYZ
company and you received X shares of XYZ company for each share of ABC
that you held with a fraction of a share left over, which was sent to
you in cash.
Didn't you receive a check in the mail? You should be getting
statements/information in the mail about all of this.
Is your stock held by a broker? If so, call your broker and find out.
If not, where is your stock(s) being held? If held by you, have you
moved and not notified the companies (ABC and others) of you new address
so that you receive important information (and dividends)?
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-Ernie-
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