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I received $13K in checks and $17K instock from a company that was sold - I did capital gains for stock, how is the checks treated?
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I received $13K in checks and $17K instock from a company that was sold - I did capital gains for stock, how is the checks treated?
I assume this was a merger or buyout of the company you owned. Assuming the value of the cash and stock received exceeds the value of the stock you surrendered in the transaction, the cash is treated as capital gain.
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I received $13K in checks and $17K instock from a company that was sold - I did capital gains for stock, how is the checks treated?
I assume this was a merger or buyout of the company you owned. Assuming the value of the cash and stock received exceeds the value of the stock you surrendered in the transaction, the cash is treated as capital gain.
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I received $13K in checks and $17K instock from a company that was sold - I did capital gains for stock, how is the checks treated?
I have addressed the Baxalta / Shire transaction here:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3814587-can-you-help-baxalta-shire-merger-cash-and-stock
The transaction is fully taxable and you use the sum of cash plus
FMV of the stock as "proceeds" to determine your reportable gain or
loss. It's "as if" all the proceeds were paid to you in cash and then
you used some of the cash to buy Shire stock. Your basis in the Shire stock is the same as the stock's per share FMV used in the "proceeds" calculation and your holding period begins at that time.
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I received $13K in checks and $17K instock from a company that was sold - I did capital gains for stock, how is the checks treated?
If you don't know the basis for stock purchased over 25 years ago through and employee stock plan - an ESPP? - it would be extremely difficult to come up with a reasonable basis at this point. You can make some sort of estimate I suppose but it has to be one that the IRS will accept, if they ever ask. Perhaps the 25-year ago numbers are small enough that $0 for the basis isn't too far off?
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