Today, most men wear a thin to moderately thick mustache with the beard, which is not waxed to curl upward. No hair is grown on the cheeks, so it is not a full beard. Ad. The Van Dyke is a variation of the goatee, and some also refer to the classic goatee with this name. Hair worn only on the chin may also be called a chin beard if it is very long.
A partner's basis is increased by the following items. 1  The partner's additional contributions to the partnership, including an increased share of or assumption of partnership liabilities. 2  The partner's distributive share of taxable and nontaxable partnership income.
Reinvesting dividends increase the cost basis of a stock because dividends are used to buy more shares. For example if an investor bought 10 shares of ABC company for $1000 plus $10 trading fee and received dividends of $200 in year one and $400 in year two, cost basis would be $1610. If he or she then sold the stock in year three for $2000, the taxable gain would be $390.