Have the Home & Business version of TurboTax. Need to write off a stock investment in a private company. Can't find Form 8949. How do I input the write off?

[helendickey09]

Investment made 10/2017. Have received nothing from the company in terms of returns. . Have not heard from them since 2/2022.

[VolvoGirl]

Enter it as a sale for $0, like if you got a 1099B for it.  

Federal Taxes on left or Personal (Home & Business)
Wages & Income (Personal Income)
Then scroll down to Investment Income
Then Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other (1099-B) - click Start
Then click +Add Investments at the bottom

Then Import your info OR Skip Import at the bottom
Then pick box Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds - then Continue

Enter the bank or broker or the name (it's not important what you put)
Answer some general questions and Continue
Then Continue a couple more screens and you finally get to the 1099B entry screen.

[helendickey09]

Yes.  It did.  I have to say it is a crazy way to input an investment write off.  Thank you for your help.

[Mike9241]

yes, as crazy as a drunken loon.   they rewrote the interface for many items in the 2024 versions for which I give them an F-. shouldn't have changed. oh well, we'll have to see if they further muck up the app for 2025 and I'm not even referring to W11.