That's a rough lesson learned, I must say. My obvious question:
Did you profit from nicely accumulated gains or did you end up on the short straw?
I've not had an unpleasant experience, myself, thankfully.
As for dropping the brokerage? I don't see how they could earn blame as it's part of their domain that rules are followed and information submitted. Your accountant would be another story for me.
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