RobertG
Expert Alumni

Get your taxes done using TurboTax

People routinely sell personal items at a loss.  You can't claim a loss on the sale of personal items, but you do have to report gains, if you ever have any.

 

Here is how to report them in TurboTax:

 

In the search box, type in 'stock'

Select jump to stock

You will see a screen that says 'Did you sell stocks, mutual funds, bonds, or other investments in 2019?' say yes

The next screen says OK, what type of investments did you sell? select Other (land, second homes, personal items)

Then Name of brokerage  use PayPal

What type of investment did you sell?, Personal items

How did you receive this investment?, I purchased it 

You can select 'various' for the date purchased, and use the last sale date for the date sold

Enter $700 for the proceeds, and an equal amount for the amount paid.  

You will show no gain or loss from the transaction, but the sale will appear on your return

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