I had small amount of spin off stock that were sold by broker TD ameritrade due to very small amount.
On the tax return report, the turbotax asked me " how did u receive this investment,"
The learn more highlights told me to choose "Return of capital for fractional shares or cash in lieu: " However, the software did not include this choice in its droplist.
I can not proceed it.
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THIS IS AN OBVIOUS BUG PLS FIX IT TURBOTAX! IT'S UNBELIEVABLE!
You can select that you purchased the stock. The instructions below will help you with cost basis.
How to Report Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares
Tax Basis Example: Assume a shareholder has an aggregate $100 basis in 50 shares of ABC stock ($2 per share), and the fair market value of one share of ABC stock is $66.65. Following the ABC Merger, the shareholder should have an aggregate $100 basis in 64.1 shares of ABC stock (50 shares x 1.2820, or $1.56 per share), and should be treated as having sold 0.1 shares of ABC stock with a tax basis of $0.156 ($1.56 x 0.1 shares) for $6.67 ($66.65 per share fair market value x 0.1 fractional shares).
Once you have your information you will complete the entry in TurboTax using the following steps.
I am having the same problem. Dang. What now?
I spoke a rep from turbotax and she said she could not provide any suggestion for this content but would report this bug to the technical support. Not sure if the turbotax will fix the bug. It is an obvious mistake by omitting the choice.
The bug in the instruction part. Your answer was about to find the 1099B for input, which did not address the question!
I have this issue too.
You received cash in lieu of fractional shares. Getting your tax return to correctly report the transaction is what matters. Above @DianeW gave the correct instructions for how to report this income.
One team writes the learn more stuff while another team programs the computer. Our job is to get your return done, with everything in the right place.
If you want to get the job done correctly, add cash in lieu to the drop down menu! Haven't you noticed your customers have been crying out loud for you to fix this problem for a few years now? Get your writers and programmers together to fix it.
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