In 2018 I received $53.75 for each Time Warner share and 1.4 shares of AT&T. The share payout is now reported on my 1099 as a gain. How can I calculate my cost basis?

ulib · ‎June 5, 2019

I am considering just writing $0 as my cost basis. After all I only had a small number of Time Warner shares to start with. Suggestion?

In 2018 I received $53.75 for each Time Warner share and 1.4 shares of AT&amp;T. The share payout is now reported on my 1099 as a gain. How can I calculate my cost basis?