Use Schedule D. Put 34 shs AT&T wireless in box 8 (long
term). Put date of purchase in (b) box, date of sale in (c)
box (will be on the 1099B), $510 in (d) box and her basis
(what she paid for the stocks) in the (e) box. (f) box will
be the difference, which is probably a (loss). Carry this
figure to line 15 and to 16 and to line 13 form 1040.

Missy Doyle

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Daughter has 34 shares of AT&T Wireless which Cingular gave
her $510 (34 shares times $15/shr) and a 1099B for Merger
Consideration. She knows what she paid for AT&T Wireless so
is it just a matter of reporting what she paid for AT&T
Wireless in determining her profit or loss.

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