You must report the sale of vacant land as a capital gain or loss. Form 8949, "Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets," is used to figure the amount of gain or loss from the sale.
To report the sale :
- Go to Personal then Personal Income
- Select I'll choose what i work on.
- scroll down to Investment Income
- Select Stocks, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other. If you get to the investments summary screen click on Add Investments.
- Skip import of Tax document.
- Select Other
- Enter the name of the person or financial institution that brokered this sale
- Select the type investment sales and enter the information.
Enter the amount of gross proceed then add the deductions/expenses to the cost basis of the land.
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