Class action settlement from a worthless stock, $0 proceeds, that closed tax year 2023. Do I claim monies received,in the Class action, as misc income, or reduce basis for this stock, on sch D, or some other way?

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Class action settlement from a worthless stock, $0 proceeds, that closed tax year 2023. Do I claim monies received,in the Class action, as misc income, or reduce basis for this stock, on sch D, or some other way?

Did you receive a 1099-MISC? If not, what type of tax document did you receive? Please clarify so we can assist you.

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Class action settlement from a worthless stock, $0 proceeds, that closed tax year 2023. Do I claim monies received,in the Class action, as misc income, or reduce basis for this stock, on sch D, or some other way?

You are supposed to take schedule D loss on worthless stock in the year it becomes worthless.

If you have not done that and you consider the stock to have become worthless in 2023, you can do that now.

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Class action settlement from a worthless stock, $0 proceeds, that closed tax year 2023. Do I claim monies received,in the Class action, as misc income, or reduce basis for this stock, on sch D, or some other way?

I didn't receive the answer I was looking for. The stock was deem worthless last year, and is in my tax return as such, on my sch D. I received monies from a class action on this stock, last year also, without receiving a 1099 mis. Do I deduct from my basis the monies I received for this judgement, on this stock?