Quote: "Shareholders cannot take a tax loss without "forfeiting" their shares. "
I'm not sure what you missed in my post, I file taxes in Canada.
I do not know the tax rules for the USA nor have I ever claimed to.
In Canada, a capital gain / capital loss is on paper: against your income or added to your income for tax purposes..
Nothing is forfeited here in Canada. This has been discussed already on this board, look it up.
I've never forfeited shares to use a loss on any tax year, for any stock, I've ever held in history.
I have stuff still in my account over 14 years old. I've already claimed the loss.
Two or 3 might come back one day, the rest including former BioAmber are completely dead..
If I had claimed a loss in a previous year and the stock I claimed gained the next year, I would pay a capital gain if I sold them. Very simple.
I didn't have to sell my holdings to claim a capital loss in Canada.
The court decided that with the ticker deletion that it will never trade under that symbol again.
At least you got one thing right, shareholders should always check with their broker, attorney, or tax advisor before making such a decision.