TRADITIONAL IRA COST BASIS

[ddranalli]

Are reinvested dividends and reinvested capital gains included in the cost basis of a Traditional IRA?

[baldietax]

no those are earnings which have not been taxed.  they would be considered part of the cost basis of a position if you are tracking gain/loss of individual positions like you would in a taxable account, but not the basis of the IRA.  only non-deductible contributions are part of the basis since that is "after tax" money.