03-22-2008, 03:02 AM
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 Re: Dividends paid on shares sold short On Mar 20, 7:38 pm, "D.D. Palmer" <ddpal...[at]backnet.net> wrote: - quote - > Can someone refresh my memory on how to treat dividends paid on shares http://www.irs.gov/publications/p550/ch04.html#d0e12370> sold short? I seem to recall that it's different if you were short for > more or less than 45 days. <= 45 days: add divideds to cost basis - quote - > 45 days: deduct as investment interest
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03-21-2008, 01:38 AM
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| Dividends paid on shares sold short Can someone refresh my memory on how to treat dividends paid on shares sold short? I seem to recall that it's different if you were short for more or less than 45 days. -- << ------------------------------------------------------- > << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, > << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties > << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. > << > << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts > << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy > << are at www.asktax.org. > << Copyright (2007) - All rights reserved. > << ------------------------------------------------------- > |
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