Yes, the $500 is interest income earned from the time your bought the bond. However the cost basis is also increase by $500 so the selling price and purchase price should create a little to no gain on the sale.
The sale will also be recorded in 2024. Follow the steps below to report this sale. To enter your sale in TurboTax, follow these steps. Click this link for more information. Where do I enter Investment Sales?
- Open or continue your return.
- Navigate to the investment sales section:
- TurboTax Online/Mobile: Go to investment sales. If using this application, make sure it is open
- TurboTax Desktop: Search for investment sales and then select the Jump to link.
- Or Personal Tab > Continue > I'll choose what I work on > Scroll to Investment Income > Select Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other
- Answer Yes to the question Did you sell any of these investments in 2024? (or Okay! to Time to kickoff your investments!).
- If you land on the Investment sales summary or Your investments and savings screen, select Add More Sales or Add investments.
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