What is the date acquired I have to fill in on the 1099 B form?

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Date acquired  is the date you became the owner of the stocks, bonds, derivatives or other securities you sold.

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If you have a broker 1099-B and the date is not there, you bought it prior to 2011 or you changed brokers and the info was lost in the transfer.

Enter the date from your own records.

If you don't know the date, enter "various".