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New Member
posted Jun 4, 2019 12:48:53 PM

HOw do I enter my capital gains and losses?

I have used Turbotax for over 25 years and have  had captital gains and losses many  years..  This is the first year I have been stymied and where  to enter the data for Schedule D.  I have g one to add form and have tried clicking on 8949 but no luck.  The community website says click on search but after searching many minutes for "search" no luck.

I have always used  the forms view, using step-by-step only for charitable deductions.  Tried step-by-step but could not find where to begin  filling in capital gains and losses.

How do I find the forms to enter my capital gains and losses.

And PULEEZE make the process simpler next year!

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Level 15
Jun 4, 2019 12:48:54 PM

To enter an investment sale from a brokerage account (1099-B), follow the steps below.

  • Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
  • Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business)
  • Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
  • Under Investment Income
  • On Stocks, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other, click the start or update button

Or enter investment sales in the Search/Find box located in the upper right of the program screen.  Click on Jump to investment sales

New Member
Feb 11, 2020 11:16:24 AM

How do I enter my capital gains?

Level 15
Feb 11, 2020 11:20:24 AM


@forbesw  wrote:

How do I enter my capital gains?


READ

the answer provided above your post.

New Member
Feb 12, 2021 7:34:55 AM

I sold us savings bonds and how or do I put the interest earned

 

Expert Alumni
Feb 12, 2021 10:43:31 AM

@Jilucas1 Click this link for instructions on how to report interest from the sale of Savings Bonds with Form 1099-INT.

 

Click this link if you did not receive a 1099-INT to report Savings Bond Interest. 

New Member
Mar 14, 2021 9:54:49 AM

How do I enter capital gain from a real estate (camp), not my main home?

Expert Alumni
Mar 14, 2021 10:07:37 AM

Here is a link with information that will tell you how to report the sale of "camp".

New Member
Feb 8, 2022 11:26:08 AM

HOW TO CALCULATE TAX ON STOCK CAPITAL GAINS

Level 15
Feb 8, 2022 11:30:34 AM

You don't have to calculate the tax.   That's what Turbo Tax does.   You enter each sale with sales price and your cost.   Turbo Tax calculates the gain or loss.   Then the tax is calculated on ALL your income, not just each kind.

 

If you have capital gains or qualified dividends the tax is not taken from the tax table but is calculated separately from schedule D.  The tax will be calculated on the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet.  It does not get filed with your return.  In the online version you need to save your return as a pdf file and include all worksheets to see it.

 

For the Desktop version you can switch to Forms Mode and open the worksheet to see it.  Click Forms in the upper right (upper left for Mac) and look through the list and open the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet.