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Should my capital gain proceeds show up on my income summary? (It is not). And why is the "gain" a negative number not equal to my proceeds?

The proceeds section in the summary shows the amount of the gain, but the gain section shows a negative number that doesn't seem related.
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Should my capital gain proceeds show up on my income summary? (It is not). And why is the "gain" a negative number not equal to my proceeds?

The Adjusted Cost base is a negative amount that should only be used for removing cost amounts from the Proceeds.

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Should my capital gain proceeds show up on my income summary? (It is not). And why is the "gain" a negative number not equal to my proceeds?

The Adjusted Cost base is a negative amount that should only be used for removing cost amounts from the Proceeds.