on a short sale, the sale date is always before the acquisition date and I have no issues with desktop deluxe entering sale date being in 2020 and the date acquired being in 2021. you only use expired if the option actually lapse. many times I will close out a short option before that date. again I point out I have no issue in my version of TT of entering a sales date that's before the purchase date. as matter of fact, that's what comes in from my broker when I import.
what's more, no error came up on the final review and I was successfully able to e-file. the IRS accepted my return.
This is nothing different than what I have encountered for numerous prior years. maybe online has a BIG BUG
