goggleacco...[at]dodgeit.com wrote:

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Thank you every one and I appreciate you taking time to
provide the information

Kyle

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<goggleaccount[at]dodgeit.com> wrote:

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Your belief is wrong. Your cost basis and holding period
will be the same as they were for FUND A. You'll just spread
that cost basis over a different number of shares of FUND B.
You won't have any claimable capital loss (or gain) until
you sell the shares.

Ira Smilovitz

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goggleaccount[at]dodgeit.com wrote:

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If you have no other capital gains, you can take up to
$3,000 of capital losses on Line 14 (or thereaboouts) which
deducts it directly from your AGi and taxable income. You
must go through the Long Term Capital Gains and Qualified
Dividends Worksheet of Schedule D.

Moderator:
I do not believe there was a sale here, just a merger of
funds.

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<goggleaccount[at]dodgeit.com> wrote:

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It sounds like the equivalent of a tax-free merger of
companies. Your basis and holding period are unchanged.
See IRS Publication 550.

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Phil Marti
Clarksburg, MD

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goggleaccount[at]dodgeit.com wrote:

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Actually, your cost basis remains the same as what you
originally paid for the shares. This was not a sale,
therefore there is no capital gain or loss.

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goggleaccount[at]dodgeit.com wrote:

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Since this was a non-taxable transfer, there's no tax effect
at all. The cost basis and purchase date of the old shares
simply transfers to the new shares. You don't get to
declare any loss at the time of the transfer.

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Barry Margolin, barmar[at]alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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Good morning:

I was "forced" to transfer one of the mutual fund shares
that I had (FUND A) to another mutual fund (FUND B) on Oct
31st operated by same group. I have received shares of
FUND B at its price as on Oct 31st. The description of the
transfer states "Fund Merge Redeem Non-Taxable"

I had purchased shares of FUND A in one lump five years back
(at the pinnacle of dot-com bubble) and consistently lost
the value since then. Thus, the price at which it was
transferred to FUND B is substantially less than the
original purchase price. The net capital loss is around
$3,000.

My question is:

I believe the cost basis for FUND B shares will be the price
of transfer as on Oct 31st. That being the case, what is
the fate of my capital loss of $3,000 on FUND A? I don't
have any capital gains in this year. Is there any way I
will be able to deduct the capital loss (full or partial
over next couple of years) in Federal Tax Return from Earned
Income? Are there any IRS Guides that would address these
circumstances, as these could be a routine matter?

Thank you in advance for any suggestions.

With regards,
Kyle

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