nmp222
New Member

Business & farm

Box 7 is meant to be filled in for someone engaged in the business of catching fish.  But okay let's deal with your situation.   In your hands, the painting is a capital asset.  It's value is what the painting was worth at your Dad's date of death.  Unless it's been a few years, I'm guessing that it's value is about the same as the selling price.  I would list it on the Long Term Sch. D and show it as a wash, that is basis as equal to proceeds of sale. You'll need to show the sale on a  Form 8949 part II check box f and then transfer that to the Schedule D.

 

To report the sale initially,  I would take the amount on the line 7 of the 1099-MISC and put it on a schedule C as sales.  I would then put in an amount in cost of goods sold equal to the sale.  Then put a note at the bottom of the Schedule C and say see Schedule D.