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Business & farm
While you may have entered it in TT correctly, the Sch M-2 and Sch L (balance sheet) are based on your external books and records.
So I don't know if you maintain your books and records in QuickBooks, excel, etc. but the tax return and your books and records are generally not the same; which is why there is the Sch M-1 which reflects numerous lines to accommodate differences between book and tax.
As stated previously, Sch M-2 line 3 and Sch M-1 line 1 should always agree; both of these amounts represent book income not tax income.
I am not in a Windows environment to be able to walk through the software, but I do know what the end result should be, and as indicated previously, your facts indicate that your book income does not reflect the sale of the asset.
Also keep in mind the date of replies, as tax law changes.