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It is possible with a few extra steps - you don't need to spend extra on crypto tax software. Of course, you may still want to use the software for calculations, unless you have only a small amount of transactions.   Step 1 - create crypto CSV   Create a CSV or spreadsheet with the following column headers. The exact column names and order are important: Name of digital asset - this will be the symbol, e.g. BTC, ETH Received date - date you purchased the asset Cost or other basis - how much you originally paid for it in USD Date sold - the date you sold the asset Proceeds - how much you received after selling in USD Number of units - how many units of that asset you sold Applicable checkbox on Form 8949 - look on your 1099-DA for this one-letter code. For 2025, it will either be short-term (H) or long-term (K). If these transactions are not reported on a 1099-DA, use I for short-term and L for long term.  In the end, it should look something like this (e.g. sold 0.00055 BTC for $50.11 that was purchased in 2021 for $23.34):   Step 2 - convert to PDF   I was testing this on a Mac using Numbers, but the process should be similar in Excel or other spreadsheet software. Go to Print and make sure the option "Repeat table headers" (or similar) is checked. This will ensure it prints the column headers on every page of the PDF. If you don't do this and have more than one page, some of the import may get screwed up. Use the Print to PDF option in your software.    Step 3 - upload into TurboTax online   Go to Income > Investments and Savings Click on "Add investments" Click on "Enter a different way" Click on "Upload files from this device" Find and upload the PDF you created in the prior step Click "Continue" You should now see it show up, it will likely say "NEEDS REVIEW" Review any items marked needing review. Typically it does this if the cost basis is $0 or you used VARIOUS instead of the date on your CSV. You may need to fix these manually by selecting "Something other than a date" and then selecting "Various". NOTE: you do not need to pay for TurboTax online at this point if you already purchased TurboTax desktop. See below. If you do wish to use TurboTax online, you can stop here and finish filing taxes.    Step 4 - import into TurboTax desktop (optional)   If you wish to use TurboTax desktop instead, you can select "Continue From TurboTax Online" on the main screen. You can then import the data from TurboTax Online into the Desktop version. You can delete the data from the online version once you're done. 

Product: TurboTax Premier - Desktop Version: 025.000.0279   Form 5329 Part IX shows an "Undistributed RMD" of $1.00. The distribution amount is $xx944.40 from the 1099-R. The Form 5329 shows and RMD amount $xx945.00. Appears to be a rounding error somewhere. If I change the Wage and Income section to show $xx945 for the 1099-R the problem goes away