It depends. It could be because the money was placed into another account thus increasing the basis for that account. In this instance, the sale is a taxable event even if you didn't receive any proceeds from the sale. The details should be disclosed in a supplemental form that came with your 1099-B.
If you can't find that information in a supplemental form, you might contact the broker for more specific details.
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