You'll enter a capital loss in the investment sales section. Note: If you only have a capital loss carryover from 2016 please see the second set of instructions below.
To enter a capital loss in TurboTax Online:
- Continue your return in TurboTax Online. (If your return isn't open, you'll need to sign in and click Take me to my return.)
- Click Tax Tools (lower left side of the screen).
- Click Tools.
- In the pop-up window, select Topic Search.
- In I'm looking for: box type, the capital.
- In the results box, scroll down and highlight capital loss, then click GO.
- Follow the onscreen instructions. You'll be prompted to upgrade to Premier if using a lower version of TurboTax Online.
To enter a capital loss carryover in TurboTax Online:
- Continue your return in TurboTax Online. (If your return isn't open, you'll need to sign in and click Take me to my return.)
- Click Tax Tools (lower left side of the screen).
- Click Tools.
- In the pop-up window, select Topic Search.
- In I'm looking for: box type, the capital.
- In the results box, scroll down and highlight capital loss carryover, then click GO.
- Follow the onscreen instructions.
