You are on the right track! Using the desktop software is the way to go. Everything you are seeing is more than likely correct. Investment transactions are reported on a 1099-B. Your 1099-B reflects all your sales, aka gross proceeds. Now you need to figure out what you paid for each sale so you are only taxed on your gains instead of your gross proceeds amount.
Basically, when you report investment transactions, you need to report your purchase information (date of purchase and the price you paid) and your sale information (date of sale and the price at sale). You pay tax on any gains. So that's the goal - to figure out your profit! You can report all of your transactions individually or you can report a summary and mail your supporting documentation to the IRS.
When asked for the type of investment you sold, you can select Everything else. If you are entering each transaction, you will enter the date of the sale, the date of purchase, the sale price, and the cost.
If you elect to provide a summary of all your sales, you will need to split them into two categories in TurboTax: Category C, short term not reported, or Category F, long term not reported. You will need to mail your supporting documentation such as spreadsheets or schedules that reflect your purchase and sale information to the IRS. The total price paid and price sold reported on your tax return need to match all of the purchases and sales data on your documentation.
Date of sale
What was sold
Sales price (proceeds)
Cost basis (what you paid)
Date of acquisition (purchase)
You will need to mail your supporting documentation with Form 8453, U.S. Individual Income Tax Transmittal for an IRS e-file Return along with Form 8949, Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets to the IRS. Check the last box on Form 8453. A pdf of Form 8453 is attached below.
Click the TurboTax FAQ link below for steps on reporting a summary of your brokerage transactions.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2963870-how-do-i-enter-a-large-number-of-stock-transactions-in-tur...
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8453.pdf
