I've been at this all day, and I'm ready to cry. Seriously.
Everything went just great with Vanguard's 1099-B; they even had a nifty little illustrated pamphlet that showed you exactly where to plug the numbers in on your tax forms.
But now it's time to deal with the 1099-B for my Vanguard Brokerage funds, and things are not going so well. The 1099-B provides the "trade date," which appears to be the date on which the asset was sold, and the amount of "proceeds," which appears to be the amount realized at the time of sale, less commissions. But there is no information--anywhere--about the date(s) of purchase or the cost. Unfortunately, these are funds that I have traded in and out of many times, so I wouldn't even know where to begin to figure this out myself.
I have gone to Vanguard's website, and it provides the cost information for its own funds, but nothing for brokerage funds.
Is anyone else dealing with this same issue? I would be more than grateful for any guidance you could provide.
Everything went just great with Vanguard's 1099-B; they even had a nifty little illustrated pamphlet that showed you exactly where to plug the numbers in on your tax forms.
But now it's time to deal with the 1099-B for my Vanguard Brokerage funds, and things are not going so well. The 1099-B provides the "trade date," which appears to be the date on which the asset was sold, and the amount of "proceeds," which appears to be the amount realized at the time of sale, less commissions. But there is no information--anywhere--about the date(s) of purchase or the cost. Unfortunately, these are funds that I have traded in and out of many times, so I wouldn't even know where to begin to figure this out myself.
I have gone to Vanguard's website, and it provides the cost information for its own funds, but nothing for brokerage funds.
Is anyone else dealing with this same issue? I would be more than grateful for any guidance you could provide.