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Posted By: Steve Murray

If I inherit a chair that my Dad bought in 1960 for $100.00 and at the time of his death is worth $500.00 do I get a stepped up basis so when I sell the chair for $500.00 a month later I have no realizable gain and no income to report? Or does it even matter what Dad paid? Do I just have $500.00 in ordinary income?