Specific Identification and How to Elect It

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The concept Specific identification lets the taxpayer choose exactly which lot of an asset is treated as sold in a given transaction, rather than accepting FIFO's default oldest-first ordering. Done well, it is the most tax-efficient method available: an investor can deliberately sell a high-basis lot to minimize a gain in a year they want to control income, or deliberately……

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