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Cost Basis Of Stocks Of Numbers of Companies With A Financial Firm Before Transfer To The Present and Of Records Lost To Client?

What if there are shares of companies each which were purchased six to nineteen years ago with a prior financial firm before being transferred to the present financial firm? What are ways to get the ...
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Does the cost basis increase by reinvestment of investment income in Roth IRA?

In regular brokerage account, the cost basis increases by reinvestment of investment income. I guess it is the same case in Roth IRA? I am not sure, because I don't know if there is some rule that ...
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Calculation of Loss for GM Bonds and Cost Basis of New Issues

In 2011 GM bonds were converted to new GM stock and series A and B warrants. For tax purposes, I have read where others reported the cost basis of new shares received for the new GM and the WSA and ...
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What are the tax liabilities or impact for selling gold?

What are the tax liabilities for selling gold? For example, suppose I bought an ounce of gold in 2005 at $500 and I sold it yesterday for $1,500. What kind of taxes are due on this (in the United ...