MayaD
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Investors & landlords

That's correct it is different in TurboTax CD/Download:

  1. Open or continue your return
  2. In the search box, search for sold second home and select the Jump to link
  3. Answer Yes on the Did you sell any investments in 2021? screen
    • If you land on the Your investment sales summary screen, select Add More Sales
  4. On the Did you get a 1099-B or brokerage statement for these sales? screen, select No
  5. Answer the questions and continue through the screens to finish entering your sale

Where do I enter the sale of a second home, an inherited home, or land on my 2021 taxes?

 


In general your cost basis is the fair market value of the items on the decedent's date of death.

The executor or administrator of the decedent's estate may give you an alternative value. If they do, use that amount instead of the value on the date of death.

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