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onenote

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5. Probably not much.

Reply to indusurb (Original post)

Wed Jan 21, 2026, 05:50 PM

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If they sold at a lower price than they originally paid, they don;t profit, although they get a tax loss. If they sold at a higher price than they paid, they get a hefty cap gains tax bill that has to be taken into account.

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