Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Form 1099-B is reported in TurboTax under the Investments and Savings Section of Wages & Income.  TurboTax automatically completes Form 8949 when you enter your stock sales.  If you would like to import your 1099-B, review the TurboTax Help article Where do I enter or import a 1099-B?. 

Follow the steps below to enter your 1099-B:

1. Launch TurboTax
2. Select Federal and Wages & Income
3. Select Add more income
4. Select the dropdown by Investments and Savings
5. Select Start/Edit by Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds (1099-B) Please note that you may have to upgrade to TurboTax Premium
6. TurboTax will guide you through the screens to enter your 1099-B.

For more information on broker transactions, ‌ refer to the TurboTax article What is Form 1099-B: Proceeds from Broker Transactions?

For instructions to enter other capital gains not reported on a 1099-B in TurboTax Online or TurboTax Desktop, review the following links:

• If you capital gain was from the sale of your main home, refer to the TurboTax Help article: Where do I enter Form 1099-S?.

• If your capital gain was from the sale of a second home, an inherited home, or land, refer to the TurboTax Help article: Where do I enter the sale of a second home, an inherited home, or land on my 2024 taxes?

• If your capital gain was from the sale of rental property, refer to the TurboTax Help article: I sold my rental property. How do I report that?