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A land sale is considered a sale of an investment. To report this in TurboTax, please follow these steps:
TurboTax CD/Download
- Click on Federal > Wages & Income
- In the Investment Income section click on the Start/Revisit box next to Stocks, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other. If you have already entered some investment sales, you will see a screen Here's the investment sales info we have so far. Click on the Add More Sales link.
- If you haven't yet entered some investment sales, you will see a screen Did you sell any investments in 2020? Click the Yes box.
- On the screen, Did you get a 1099-B... click the No box.
- On the Tell us about this sale screen, mark the radio button I'll enter one sale at a time and click Continue.
- Enter the information in the boxes that appear.
- If you inherited this land, in the Holding Period box, select Long term.
- If you did not enter net proceeds on the previous screen, you can enter the expenses on the screen, Select any less common adjustments that apply.
- Mark the box The reported sales price did not deduct all fees or selling expenses and enter the expenses in the box that appears.
TurboTax Online
- Click on Federal > Wages & Income
- In the Investment Income section click on the Start/Revisit box next to Stocks, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other. If you have already entered some investment sales, you will see a screen Here's the investment sales info we have so far. Click on the Add More Sales link.
- If you haven't yet entered some investment sales, you will see a screen Did you sell stocks, mutual funds, bonds, or other investments in 2020? Click the Yes box.
- On the screen, OK, what type of investments did you sell? mark the Other box and click Continue.
- On the screen,
Now we’ll walk you through entering your sale details, select Land (personal use) or Land (other investment purpose).
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In the How did you receive this investment box, select I inherited it.
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In the Proceeds box you can either enter the net amount OR enter the gross amount and mark the box on the next screen, I paid sales expenses that aren't included in the sale proceeds reported on the form. Enter the sales expenses in the box that appears.
@MarkLeBlanc
February 2, 2021
12:47 PM