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Conference nyoss1::market_investing

Title:Market Investing
Moderator:2155::michaud
Created:Thu Jan 23 1992
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1060
Total number of notes:10477

795.0. "Wang stock help!" by LABC::RU () Tue Nov 22 1994 19:52

    
    I still have some Wang B class stock.  I don't know what
    to do with it.  Can I write it off with IRS?  Do I need
    any document to prove it is worthless?  Where can I get it?
    
    Thanks
    
    
    Jason
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795.1sell for tax loss MROA::BONVALLATTue Nov 22 1994 19:558
>    I still have some Wang B class stock.  I don't know what
>    to do with it.  Can I write it off with IRS?  Do I need
>    any document to prove it is worthless?  Where can I get it?
    
Wang B stock never became totally worthless, did it?
Each share of Wang B got converted into a small piece of the new
Wang stock.  Call Wang in Lowell and ask for Investor Relations if
you need to know the details.
795.2You can still sell Wang BSOLVIT::CHENMon Nov 28 1994 12:579
    Wang Class B stocks can still be bought and sold. I am not sure what
    the price for it is now. I sold all of mine last year - after they
    declared the B shares worthless. It's ALMOST a total loss. But, I got
    enough money back to take my wife out for a dinner.  :-) 
    
    We also got a letter last year from some Wang Class B share holders'
    organization. They are (were) in the process of filing a class action
    law suit against Wang. But, I never heard from them again. So, I don't
    know what's happening now.
795.3LABC::RUWed Apr 19 1995 20:517
    
    I received letter that Wang's B and C stock was cancelled
    and holder of stocks can receive warrants to purchase Wang's
    new stock.  I wonder what year I can write off the old Wang
    stock.  Letter said that the stock was canceled under the 1993
    reorganization plan.   I suppose I can write it off for 1993
    tax return.