mseniw1, thank you so much for taking the time to share all the above information, you have been very helpful!

Do you know whether the method of acquisition actually gets reported to the irs?I'm sure my capital gain is calculated properly but I do not have the fair marke...

I asked a similar question and the advice was to select Other rather than Gift. Here is the link to my question and answer: https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/...