topic Should schedule D line 21 be the $3K, when it clearly says to choose the smaller of $3K and $1.5 and advises to treat both as positive numbers? Turbotax is picking $3K. in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/should-schedule-d-line-21-be-the-3k-when-it-clearly-says-to-choose-the-smaller-of-3k-and-1-5-and/01/308967#M130102 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:38:32 GMT wilsonh86 2019-06-03T18:38:32Z Should schedule D line 21 be the $3K, when it clearly says to choose the smaller of $3K and $1.5 and advises to treat both as positive numbers? Turbotax is picking $3K. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/should-schedule-d-line-21-be-the-3k-when-it-clearly-says-to-choose-the-smaller-of-3k-and-1-5-and/01/308967#M130102 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:38:32 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/should-schedule-d-line-21-be-the-3k-when-it-clearly-says-to-choose-the-smaller-of-3k-and-1-5-and/01/308967#M130102 wilsonh86 2019-06-03T18:38:32Z No that's not what it says.  It say the smaller of line 1... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-that-s-not-what-it-says-it-say-the-smaller-of-line-1/01/308974#M130104 <P>No that's not what it says. &nbsp;It say the smaller of line 16 or&nbsp;</P><P>3,000 for Single or Joint or</P><P>1,500 if you are filing Married filing Separately.</P> Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:38:34 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-that-s-not-what-it-says-it-say-the-smaller-of-line-1/01/308974#M130104 VolvoGirl 2019-06-03T18:38:34Z