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Get your taxes done using TurboTax
Yes, I do have a thought for you as this had to be done in past with many other tax software programs. Given that you most likely do not have nearly enough wash sales to add up to much at all (meaning, outcome is not pushing you into another tax bracket either higher or lower), my suggestion is that you adjust the wash to an even dollar.
Having said that, if you imported your whole brokerage statement, and the system will not allow you to adjust only one line item (or how ever many wash sales you had), then you could do one of two things:
1. Print out (if you do not already have a hard copy) your brokerage statement (YOU WILL NEED THIS ANYWAY, FYI), and manually
enter totals of (1) S/T transactions, (2) L/T transactions, and (3) wash sales - three lines in total. For each for their original cost basis,
for S/T, enter a date that falls in 2020 and of course is prior to sale date, for L/T, a date more than 12 months prior to sale date (I
usually do 14 or so months, but that's just me), wash sales - same date set up as I just stated and it's up to you for the wash
amount as you can either tally up the cents, or just plug in $5 for that line, again it really has no net effect on the outcome.
2. Export from brokerage acct. to Excel and do the same as stated above - but remember I said you will still need a physical copy of your
statement(s) for the IRS.
Don't forget any/all Interest Income, Dividend Income, etc., as well as any foreign tax paid.
For mailing into the IRS, you will need a copy of your brokerage statement(s), a copy of your 8949, and a copy of the related Schedule D. You will need to mail this to the IRS (same address as the mailing for the location of the Country that you live in) WITHIN THREE DAYS OF E-FILE ACCEPTANCE. I highly HIGHLY recommend that you mail in Certified Mail / Return Receipt Requested as this will be your only proof of date of mailing as well as proof that the IRS has, in fact, received your information.