Sold 14 shares DXC can not find cost basis of HP as I don't have amount paid for 129 Direct Registration shares bought before 1/2008 Net proceeds $965.00.

[maglib · Accepted solution]

You may have owned Compaq as Compaq basis transferred to HP in 1999.  Then there is these suggestions on basis allocations since then.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/6709696

[LisaBr]

You will need to know "the basis", what you originally paid. You can go online for historical information on stocks.  (Follow this link for the historical information on HP:  http://h30261.www3.hp.com/stock/historical-lookup.aspx)                It is acceptable to take the high and low price of a stock and average them to arrive at a value.

Having some "best efforts" cost basis figure is better than not having anything at all.

The following TurboTax information may be helpful in finding your cost basis.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899678-how-do-i-find-a-stock-s-cost-basis