Yes, as stated in Publication 561, If there is an active public market for the contributed stocks or bonds on a stock exchange, in an over-the-counter market, or elsewhere, the FMV of each share or bond is the average price between the highest and lowest quoted selling prices on the valuation date. For example, if the highest selling price for a share was $11 and the lowest $9, the average price is $10. You get the average price by adding $11 and $9 and dividing the sum by 2.
I tried entering a donation of stock in another Desktop return (Home and Business) and found that if i chose to Override the entry on the Contribution Worksheet to use Average Price, the Form 8283 would also show Average Price. However, the user should not need to Override the entry.
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