MEWDS (Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome) is a rare, unilateral, self-limiting inflammatory disease that afflicts young women more than men in a 4:1 ratio. Despite the lack of treatment, the prognosis is excellent. Our patient is the typical age and gender.
To qualify for sale or exchange treatment, a stock redemption generally must result in a substantial reduction in a shareholderâs ownership interest in the corporation.In the absence of this reduction in ownership interest, the redemption proceeds are taxed as dividend income. The former shareholder has no interest, other than that of a creditor, in the corporation for at least 10 years after the redemption (including an interest as an officer, director, or employee).
When you sell or exchange your mutual fund shares, or if they are redeemed (a redemption), you will generally have a taxable gain or a deductible loss. This also applies to shares of a tax-exempt mutual fund. Sales, exchanges, and redemptions are all treated as sales of capital assets.The amount of the gain or loss is the difference between your adjusted basis (defined earlier) in the shares and the amount you realize from the sale, exchange, or redemption.ou can figure your gain or loss using a cost basis only if you did not previously use an average basis for a sale, exchange, or redemption of other shares in the same mutual fund. To figure cost basis, you can choose one of the following methods. 1  Specific share identification. 2  First-in first-out (FIFO).