Tax Basis Worksheet
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On January 1, 1997, AT & T completed the distribution of the common stock of NCR Corporation it owned to its shareholders of record on December 13, 1996. Shareholders of AT & T received 6 shares of NCR common stock for every 100 shares of AT & T owned. Since this special distribution (of NCR stock) was a tax-free distribution, the tax basis allocation of the spin-off should be:
AT & T Corp 95.23%
NCR Corporation 4.77%
(Based upon the cost basis of AT & T stock purchased or owned prior to 12/13/1996)
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