turbotax icon
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
Announcements
Close icon
Do you have a TurboTax Online account?

We'll help you get started or pick up where you left off.

1894539lu
New Member

UTMA Account

Good afternoon,  
I am late filing 2020 taxes due to initial confusion about whether I needed to file (I did not make enough salary-wise to qualify for paying taxes). Since I have since lost my documents, I am going off of the IRS provided transcripts on my account. I had an existing UTMA account that I liquidated that year, and I know approximately how much that distribution was. On the IRS transcripts page, however, it lists "net proceeds" on a broker and barter exchange transaction summary that are nearly half of what I was told the total account amount was. 

Are these net proceeds capital gains that I am indeed needing to be taxed on, or is this just a number that indicates how much I pulled out from the account (which was closed following the transaction, and the "date sold or disposed of" is also given on the transcript)? 

x
Do you have an Intuit account?

Do you have an Intuit account?

You'll need to sign in or create an account to connect with an expert.

1 Reply
SusanY1
Expert Alumni

UTMA Account

Net proceeds would be the amount of an investment liquidated, and is part of the calculation of the capital gain.  You may need to find account statements for that year to determine the dates of the sale, the dates of the purchase, and the cost basis of the funds sold. 


You can't rely upon the amount of the distribution from the account to determine income as some of those funds may have been in cash prior to the withdrawal and not subject to tax. 

You would be taxed on the dividends, interest and capital gains that were from that year only.  

 

**Say "Thanks" by clicking the thumb icon in a post
**Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"
message box icon

Get more help

Ask questions and learn more about your taxes and finances.

Post your Question