 correct okay so you've already discovered from your tax people that your basis to calculate your capital gain when you sell this is whatever they paid for it correct okay so in other words if you have a million dollars in stock left and they paid 500 000 or 400 000 for it you're going to pay taxes on the 600 000 gain correct okay all right as long as you know that then we're we're a step ahead you've done a really good job on this way to go