No, you cannot use your mother's cost basis. Inherited assets are subject to either a step-up in basis or a step down in basis. A “step-down,” instead of a “step-up,” occurs if a decedent dies owning property that has declined in value. In that case the basis is lowered to the date-of-death value.
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