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Basis Reporting by Securities Brokers and Basis Determination for Stock (US Internal Revenue Service Regulation) (IRS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library

Basis Reporting by Securities Brokers and Basis Determination for Stock (US Internal Revenue Service Regulation) (IRS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Basis Reporting by Securities Brokers and Basis Determination for Stock (US Internal Revenue Service Regulation) (IRS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This document contains final regulations on broker reporting of sales of securities and on the basis of securities. These final regulations reflect amendments under the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 that require brokers to report a customer's adjusted basis in sold securities and classify gain or loss as long-term or short-term, and that allow taxpayers to compute the basis of certain stock by averaging. The regulations affect brokers and custodians that make sales or transfer securities on behalf of customers, issuers of securities, and taxpayers that purchase or sell securities. The regulations also reflect amendments that provide brokers and others until February 15 to furnish certain information statements to customers. This book contains: - The complete text of the Basis Reporting by Securities Brokers and Basis Determination for Stock (US Internal Revenue Service Regulation) (IRS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section