Robin inherits 1,000 shares of Wal-Mart stock from her aunt in 2018. According to the information received

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Robin inherits 1,000 shares of Wal-Mart stock from her aunt in 2018. According to the information received from the executor of her aunt's estate, Robin's adjusted basis for the stock is $55,000. Albert, Robin s fiance, receives 1,000 shares of Wal-Mart stock from his uncle as a gift in 2018. His uncle tells Albert that his adjusted basis for the Wal-Mart stock is $7,000. What could cause the substantial difference in the adjusted basis for Robin’s and Albert's respective 1,000 shares of Wal-Mart stock?

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South-Western Federal Taxation 2019 Comprehensive

ISBN: 9781337703017

42th Edition

Authors: David M. Maloney, William A. Raabe, William H. Hoffman, James C. Young

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