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Application of the 'Bed & breakfast' rule

  • 14-06-2021 09:39AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,771 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm wondering about how a gain would be calculated in the following hypothetical situation:

    100 shares purchased on 1 Jan, 1 Feb and 15 Feb. On 1 March, 200 shares are sold.
    Under the B&B rule, the 100 shares purchased on 15 Feb are deemed to be sold- I'm clear on that.

    My query is for the remaining 100 sold shares: would you calculate using the 1 Feb shares (I.e. continue to apply the B&B LIFO rule) or would you use the FIFO rule and calculate using the shares purchased on 1 Jan (I think this is correct but am seeking confirmation)?


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