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Turbo tax limits the number of shares sold in a capital gains transaction. How do I circumvent this problem? I have just under 1 million shares

I had to force a price of the shares to have Turbo tax calculate the correct cost, sales, and capital loss

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Turbo tax limits the number of shares sold in a capital gains transaction. How do I circumvent this problem? I have just under 1 million shares

I haven’t tried it but you could divide the cost, proceeds and shares by 2 and enter the sale twice. If the program balks because it thinks it’s a duplicate entry change the date of sale by one day. 

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Turbo tax limits the number of shares sold in a capital gains transaction. How do I circumvent this problem? I have just under 1 million shares

I haven’t tried it but you could divide the cost, proceeds and shares by 2 and enter the sale twice. If the program balks because it thinks it’s a duplicate entry change the date of sale by one day. 

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