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Using the Initial Shares and Initial ACB Fields when Adding a New Security

When adding a new security on AdjustedCostBase.ca, you’re presented with two optional fields: Initial Shares Initial Adjusted Cost Base The purpose of this feature is to allow you to specify initial values for the number of shares and the ACB if you’ve previously calculated your ACB using another method (with another tool, using a spreadsheet, […]

Calculating Adjusted Cost Base for Foreign Currency Cash

The Canada Revenue Agency requires taxpayers to report capital gains on foreign currency when the transactions are on capital account.  Adjusted cost base must be calculated in Canadian dollars in a similar fashion to securities.  When you convert Canadian dollars into a foreign currency, the adjusted cost base is established in Canadian dollars.  When the […]

Calculating Adjusted Cost Base when Purchasing Foreign Currency Securities

The Canada Revenue Agency requires capital gains or losses and adjusted cost base for securities to be reported in Canadian dollars when the transactions are on capital account.  This means that when calculating ACB, all amounts should be converted into Canadian dollars.  This occurs even if you use a cash balance in foreign currency to […]

Tracking Adjusted Cost Base with Multiple Brokerage Accounts

When an individual owns the same security in multiple trading/brokerage accounts, adjusted cost base should not be calculated separately for each account.  It may seem as though you should calculate adjusted cost base separately for each account, but the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) requires that it be calculated jointly, as if all brokerage accounts were […]