JamesG1
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Get your taxes done using TurboTax

TurboTax Desktop Home & Business will allow you to report summary IRS form 1099-B information.  The tax return may be electronically filed but a paper copy of the IRS form 1099-B must be mailed to the IRS with an IRS form 8453.  Follow these steps: 

 

  • Select Personal across the top of the screen.
  • Select Personal Income across the top of the screen.
  • Select I'll choose what I work on.
  • Scroll down to Investment Income.
  • Select Start / Update to the right of Stocks, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other.
  • At the screen Your investment sales summary, select Add more sales.
  • At the screen OK, let's start with one investment type, select Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds and select Continue.
  • At the screen Let us enter your investment sale info, select Skip Import.
  • At the screen Which bank or brokerage sent you this form, enter the information.  Continue.
  • Do these sales include any employee stock, enter No.
  • Do you have more than three sales, enter No.
  • Do these sales include any other types of investments, enter No.
  • Did you buy every investment listed, enter YesContinue.
  • On the screen Now, choose how to enter your sales, select Sales section totals.  Select Continue.
  • On the screen Look for your sales on your 1099-B, select Continue.
  • At the screen Now, we'll walk you through entering your sale details, enter the information.  Continue.
  • Select Add another sale as necessary.  Continue.

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