How to figure out cost basis for stocks
You need to know your cost basis to figure out what your profit is on an investment. This is true for all kinds of assets, even houses. If you bought your home for $200,000 and sold it for Finding a Stock's Cost Basis. AT&T, have a special Web page just for tax basis information, which includes a link to worksheets that can help you figure out your basis Try to find a record of the purchase date and price. If you can’t track that down, ask the company’s investor services or your brokerage firm for information. Brokers must now keep cost-basis data for stocks bought in 2011 or later, but most have older records.