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Re:Ask HN: What happened to Twitter poison pill? by ransom1538 on Monday April 25, 2022 @08:43PM (#31162685)
Pretty much. Your tdameritrade account will just update and stick cash into your account and explain what they did in the cost basis tab.
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Re:Ask HN: What happened to Twitter poison pill? by revicon on Monday April 25, 2022 @10:07PM (#31163221)
BTW, this is a taxable event where you might not have expected it to otherwise.
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Re:Ask HN: What happened to Twitter poison pill? by mensetmanusman on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @08:43AM (#31166759)
Hadn’t thought of that, this is a great way to force some taxation on billionaires who hold indefinitely!

I wonder if the federal government would ever purchase companies like this…

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