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Are you getting this after trying the steps provided by DianeW777? I have attached her instructions here for easy review, "
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Yes, choose short term as the holding period. When you enter your options you can select they type of investment and the holding period as well as selection 'Something other than a date' to use 'Various' has the date acquired.
- Call options allow contract holders to buy assets at an agreed-upon price at a later date.
- Put options are financial contracts that let traders sell assets at a specific price by a certain date.
- Traders must decide whether to sell, exercise, or let their options expire as they get closer to the expiration date.
Go to the investment sales in question and make the necessary entries for holding period and acquired.
- Search (upper right) for 1099b > Click the Jump to... Link > Edit next to the sale in question > make your changes
- Continue to the screen 'Review this .... Sale'
- Enter the Sales selection/holding period, Type Options, Description and then Something other than a date to select Various (unless you have the specific purchase date).
- Continue to finish the sale.
- See the screen image below based on which TurboTax version you are using"
