Sam spends $10,000 for 500 shares of XYZ, Inc. He sells all of these shares for $7,000 (a $3.000 loss) on December 15, 2020. He purchases another 500 shares of identical XYZ stock for $8,000 on January 10, 2021. What is Sam's investment basis in the XYZ shares he bought on January 10, 2021

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Sam spends $10,000 for 500 shares of XYZ, Inc. He sells all of these shares for $7,000 (a $3.000 loss) on December 15, 2020. He purchases another 500 shares of identical XYZ stock for $8,000 on January 10, 2021. What is Sam's investment basis in the XYZ shares he bought on January 10, 2021? 

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