DavidS127
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Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Here's how to enter your 1099-S for the sale of the home you inherited from your mother:

  1. Search for "1099b" and use the "Jump to 1099b" to enter the sale of your portion of your mother's home.
  2. Click "Add more sales" and answer "No" to the question about if you will receive a 1099-B.
  3. Enter the name of the entity that sent you the 1099-S for the broker's name and continue to the next screen.
  4. For the "What type of investment did you sell" dropdown, choose Other.
  5. For the "How did you receive this investment" dropdown, choose "I inherited it". 
  6. Enter the date the home was sold
  7. The Proceeds is your portion of the 1099-S.  And, according to the accountant the fair market value of the home was the same as your proceeds.
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