JamesG1
Expert Alumni

Retirement tax questions

You would report the 18 lines similar to the way that the three lines of information are reported below on IRS form 8949.

 

Personal items sold for less than their basis (most likely, the original purchase price) report $0 capital gain on line 7 of the Federal 1040 tax return.

 

Personal items sold for more than their basis report the gain on line 7 of the Federal 1040 tax return.  See this example.

 

                             Selling           Cost

                               Price            Basis

 

Couch                   $500               $2,000        Capital loss on personal item = $0 loss

Jewelry                 $400               $300           Capital gain on personal item = $100 gain

Chair                     $100               $100           No capital gain or loss

 

                              $1,000            $2,400

 

 

 

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