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The 1099-B should list the basis.
Cost or adjusted Basis means what your beginning value was.
If you purchased the stock, it would be what you paid for it (COST)
If you inherited it, it would be the value of the stock on the day you inherited it.
There are times when the broker doesn't have records of that, in which case you would need to provide that information.
Hi Kris. Thank you for your reply. I talked to my financial advisers and they didn't understand either. What stock should the amount be reflecting? Is it a general number reflecting all stocks bought 2020?
Thanks,
Bente
The original cost basis is the purchase price you paid for an investment, plus commissions and any fees. In most cases it's simply the total amount you paid for the investment.
The adjusted cost basis is the original acquisition cost plus any adjustments due to the following:
• Stock plan and ESPP transactions
• Corporate actions
• Wash sales
• Amortizations and accretions
• Standardized options
Hi, so I still do not know what amount to enter.
Is it beginning value of each stock (total value of all stocks bought) bought in 2020 ?
Thanks,
Bente
You will have to have a value for each individual stock.
If you are having trouble determining the original value per share you may be able to use Historical Stock Quote Prices - MarketWatch to determine the original value.
Hi, I screen shot the information in the box and sent it to my financial adviser. They do not recognize the numbers so something must have gone wrong when the information was uploaded from my Morgan Stanley account. Is it possible to re-enter all the information? How is this done?
I didn't have any of this problem last year.
Thanks
You can quickly enter this manually. Your brokerage statements should include a summary of your transactions, grouped by sales category.
There are seven possible "Box" designations that indicate the holding period (Long/Short Term) and the reporting status. These are the only ones you have to summarize. If you want to manually enter your 1099-B as the summaries.
Code A. This code indicates a short-term transaction for which the cost or other basis is being reported to the IRS. Use this code to report a transaction that the recipient will report on Schedule D (Form 1040), line 1a, or on Form 8949 with box A checked with totals being carried to Schedule D (Form 1040), line 1b.
Code B. This code indicates a short-term transaction for which the cost or other basis is not being reported to the IRS. Use this code to report a transaction that the recipient will report on Form 8949 with box B checked with totals being carried to Schedule D (Form 1040), line 2.
Box C. Report on a Part I with box C checked all short-term transactions for which you can't check box A or B because you didn't receive a Form 1099-B (or substitute statement).
Code D. This code indicates a long-term transaction for which the cost or other basis is being reported to the IRS. Use this code to report a transaction that the recipient will report on Schedule D (Form 1040), line 8a, or on Form 8949 with box D checked with totals being carried to Schedule D (Form 1040), line 8b.
Code E. This code indicates a long-term transaction for which the cost or other basis is not being reported to the IRS. Use this code to report a transaction that the recipient will report on Form 8949 with box E checked, with totals being carried to Schedule D (Form 1040), line 9.
Box F. Report on a Part II with box F checked all long-term transactions for which you can't check box D or E because you didn't receive a Form 1099-B (or substitute statement).
Code X. Use this code to report a transaction if you cannot determine whether the recipient should check box B or box E on Form 8949 because the holding period is unknown.
Open or continue your return (if it's not already open) and search inside TurboTax for the phrase stock sales.
When you are done, you'll eventually come to the Here's a summary of your broker sales screen where you can edit, delete, or enter more sales.
You will have to mail a copy of your 1099-B to the IRS. TurboTax will produce a Form 8453. You print the Form 8453 and attach the brokerage statement(s) to it.
Hey, I use Turbotax to have a peace of mind.
This is not helping me.
My question: Can I re-enter the data so the numbers get right?
Why is everything so complicated this year?
Thanks
Where can I find the "Cost or Adjusted Basis" on the brokerage company report? I have no idea where or how I'm supposed to have that information OR where I am supposed to enter it if/when I do get it!
The brokerage statement may not have all the information. If you earned/ bought stock through work, you may have had income in your w2. Add the corresponding income from those shares to your basis plus any sales expenses if the broker did not.
Note, the w2 for whatever year(s) was appropriate. You will want to check your records.
I want to urge you to create a financial notebook that is kept separate from your tax return- if you don't already. Keep it safe and each year, add your year-end statements from all your financial accounts plus a copy of your W2’s, your carryover information, and proof of your basis in your various investments. You must keep tax records from the time you purchase until sold/ loss used plus 3 years. It is very easy to lose track of disallowed losses / carryforwards/basis.
Perhaps the reason nobody is saying thanks or selecting a solution is because everyone is simply giving up. But to clarify the issue, when the cost or adjusted basis is required, turbotax doesn't bother to specify FOR WHAT. Just a blank form, sits there blank until the app/web page times out. Tried it in multiple browsers and the android app, the dumb thing never loads the form, and there is no indication whatsoever of which security requires the information. Google searches show similar complaints back to2019, and nothing has been done to fix it? The only fix is to enter summary information and file by mail? Why even have a broker import function at all?
Same here - I don't think I'll be doing this again next year.
Exactly - " turbotax doesn't bother to specify FOR WHAT. "
Yeah I am stuck on this same page with Coinbase. I have uploaded the CSV several times but this always needs review. No idea what to put.
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