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posted Jan 14, 2021 1:24:14 AM

I bought and sold stocks but i dont have enough dedictions to itemize. Which turbo tax should i use

I also took a cares act withdrawal from my 401k and collected unemployment

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Expert Alumni
Jan 14, 2021 4:40:18 PM

Since you have stock sales to report, you will have to use the Premier version of TurboTax Online.   If you use TurboTax Desktop, you could use Basic or Deluxe, but you won't get any step by step program help with your stock sales unless you use Premier.

Level 15
Jan 14, 2021 5:40:26 PM

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