How do I report the sale of common stock from a previous year?

[Goldarrow]

I thought that income should be reported in the year in which it was received.  I have stock that was sold 12-29-2017 and received the payment in January and February of 2018.  I did not receive a 1099B from the company in 2018.  I was trying to enter the income into my 2018 returns and discovered that I was issued a 1099B for 2017.  Does this mean I have to file an amendment to my 2017 taxes in order to report the income?

[KarenW · Accepted solution]

Yes, it does. You should amend your 2017 tax return and include that 1099B.