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March 20, 2020
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Stocks

  • March 20, 2020
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Help!  I keep entering cost basis of 0 and date acquired of Various for several stock purchases, but somehow Turbotax is not saving my entries!  I am on a constant loop - I enter them and then they ask for them again - over and over and over!  

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    MarilynG
    Level 15
    March 20, 2020

    If you purchased stock through payroll deductions (since you indicate 'various' for Acquisition Dates), your Cost Basis can't be $0. 

     

    Are you entering Stock Sales from a Form 1099-B?  You don't report your Stock Purchases in your Tax Return. 

     

    Click this link for more info on ESPP stock sales

     

     

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    Level 2
    March 20, 2020

    Did you import these transaction or entered them in manually?  Are you using TurboTax Online or the Desktop product?  How many transactions do you have?