DavidD66
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Get your taxes done using TurboTax

You will report the sale of the inherited house in the same section in which you report stock and other investment sales.  To enter in TurboTax Desktop:

  • Type "Investment sales" in the search window and click Enter
  • Click on "Jump to Investment sales"
  • On the page with "Did you sell any investments in 2020?"  Answer Yes
  • Answer No to "Did you receive a 1099-B..."
  • Enter the details of your sale (date sold, date acquired, sale proceeds, etc.)
  • Click on "Holding Period" and indicate "Long term (Box F)
  • Click through the rest of the interview section.

To enter in TurboTax Online:

  • Type "Investment sales" in the search window and click Enter
  • Click on "Jump to Investment sales"
  • On the page with "Did you sell any investments in 2020?"  Answer Yes
  • Answer "Other" to "OK, what type of investments did you sell?" and click Continue
  • Answer No to "Did you receive a 1099-B..."
  • Enter the name of the person or firm that brokered this sale
  • On the page with "Now we’ll walk you through entering your sale details" for "What type of investment you sold" Indicate "Other"
  • Indicate "I inherited it" for "How did you receive this investment?
  • Enter the details of the sale, and the interview will walk you through entering the details of the sale
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