The boost in sales figures comes afterthe firm saidit wouldshed its low-cost appeal and includehigh-marginpremiummodels to challengeSamsungandAppleatthe top-end ofthe market.
Form 1099-B, long used to report stock and mutual fund-sales prices, will be expanded in 2011 (2012 for mutual-fund shares) to include the cost or other basis of stock and mutual-fund shares sold or exchanged during the year.