AmyC
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Deductions & credits

The car was never listed in federal on form 2106 for employee expenses and no deductions were taken so it was just sale of a personal item on the federal. You can make an adjustment by entering the gain as other income with a negative sign and description.

 

Follow these steps to exclude the income:

  1. go to the federal income section
  2. scroll to the bottom
  3. Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C, Start
  4. Scroll to the bottom
  5. Other reportable income, Start
  6. Other taxable income?
  7. Select YES
  8. Description  - loss on sale of personal vehicle
  9. Amount, enter your amount as -xx
  10. Continue
  11. Make any necessary adjustments to your CA.
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