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As far as the Internal Revenue Service is concerned, what matters is the sale price, the difference between the sale price and your stepped‑up basis, as discussed above, along with any eligible selling expenses.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Stellantis dealerships are now in the bargain bin, selling for a fraction of the cost of blue-chip brands like Toyota.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The day I visited it was cloudy, but the 1,710 panels were still powering the whole site, and selling some to the national grid on top.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Motivated by price, convenience, a desire for anonymity, or wariness of interacting with a clinician, some patients buy medication online from a number of online vendors selling drugs manufactured in India.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
Xerox created a new, better machine only to have it sell less well than the inferior older ones—until they figured out the salesmen got a bigger commission for selling the older one.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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