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You’re feeling great because you have your tax information ready for your CPA, and then your accountant takes one look at your 1099 from your brokerage account and asks what your cost basis was in the ...

One term you’re likely to hear during tax season is adjusted basis. What is adjusted basis? First, let’s define basis. Your basis in property is the starting point for deciding whether you have a gain ...