Champ...Thanks. At first I didn't believe this should be treated as a Capital Gain given it wasn't reported on a 1099-B. But following your advice did the following. I first entered the info in the "Income from Form 1099-K" field (under 1099 MISC and Other Common Income).
The instructions then directed me to the Investment Income section where I was able to enter the sum of the sales and the cost basis. I entered it as a short term gain. I think I got it right.
Here are the instructions provided by Turbo Tax:
How do I enter personal item sales that were included on this 1099-K?
We’ve collected your 1099-K information, but you’ll need to add more info about your sale in another section.
- Select Continue on this screen.
- On the Your 1099-K Summary screen, select Done.
- From the Income Landing table, navigate to Investment topics, and select Start or Revisit for "Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other (1099-B).
- Go to Investments and Savings (1099-B, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-K, Crypto) on the Income & Expenses screen. Select Edit/Add.
- On Your Investments and Savings Summary screen, you’ll see a line item for your 1099-K income. Select Edit or Review and enter the information for the first personal sale item.
- Be sure to select Personal Items under the What type of investment did you sell?
- The Cost or other basis amount should be the amount you originally paid for the item.
- Select Continue when you’re finished to go to the Review your Sales screen.
- If there was more than one personal item sale included in the 1099-K amount, select Add another sale to add each item.
- If not, you can Continue.
If you sold your personal item(s) for a loss, that loss cannot offset other income on your tax return like capital loss items (stocks).
If you sold your personal item(s) for a gain, then you’ll need to pay short or long term capital gains tax on it, depending on how long you held the item. This is why you should enter each item separately and not net them together.
