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I want to report personal item sales income but I did not receive a 1099-k because it did not meet the platform criteria to trigger one. How do I enter?

jllo10 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:48:43 GMT

I have sourced Turbo Tax Premium and desktop instructions, but neither appear accurate. in both cases, if I select 'no' to receiving a 1099-k, the flow is ended. If I select 'yes', I am required to enter info from a 1099-k that I don't possess.

Re: I want to report personal item sales income but I did not receive a 1099-k because it did not meet the platform criteria to trigger one. How do I enter?

rjs — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:09:25 GMT

If you sold a personal item for less than you paid for it, the income is not taxable. Don't enter it at all. If you sold a personal item for more than you paid for it, enter it as an investment sale, under "Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other." On the screen that asks for the investment type click Other. On the screen where you enter the details of the sale, where it asks what type of investment you sold, select "Personal items."

Re: I want to report personal item sales income but I did not receive a 1099-k because it did not...

LaShaunA3 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:55:58 GMT

You can report the sale of personal items on your tax return without a 1099K.

You only need to report personal items that you sold, if they were sold for more than what you originally paid.

Follow the steps in this article, even if you don't have the 1099K. You can record the income and details of the transaction.

How do I enter a 1099-K for personal item sales?

[Edited 2/3/26 | 2:52 pm PST]

Re: I want to report personal item sales income but I did not receive a 1099-k because it did not...

jllo10 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:31:30 GMT

Unfortunately, it looks like the provided instructions aren’t working for my product, or I’m missing something. By following the instructions for the 1099 –K, it’s requiring me to enter a filer’s name and TIN, which I don’t have. TurboTax is treating it like a mandatory field, so I can’t progress any farther in the flow.

alternatively, if I select ‘no’ to the question of whether I have a 1099 – K, TurboTax ends the flow and there’s still no way to enter the income.

Re: I want to report personal item sales income but I did not receive a 1099-k because it did not...

KrisD15 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:51:22 GMT

Did you sell any personal items at a gain?

Personal items sold online similar to a garage sale, usually do not generate any profit, you usually sell for items for less that what you paid for the item in the first place. They usually are not reported.

Losses on personal items cannot be claimed, it just isn't allowed.

If a business sells at a loss, they can claim the loss, but a person selling personal items cannot.

If you did sell something at a profit (for more than you purchased it for) you would have a "Capital Gain".

Enter a sale that resulted in a gain under Investment Income.

Wages & Income
Investment Income
Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other START

Add investments

Skip Import

Select "Other"

Continue reporting the sale

Re: I want to report personal item sales income but I did not receive a 1099-k because it did not...

noodad — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:14:25 GMT

@jllo10 wrote:
Unfortunately, it looks like the provided instructions aren’t working for my product, or I’m missing something. By following the instructions for the 1099 –K, it’s requiring me to enter a filer’s name and TIN, which I don’t have. TurboTax is treating it like a mandatory field, so I can’t progress any farther in the flow.

alternatively, if I select ‘no’ to the question of whether I have a 1099 – K, TurboTax ends the flow and there’s still no way to enter the income.

I encountered the same problem today for 2025 tax year. Seems like a bug in TurboTax?

Re: I want to report personal item sales income but I did not receive a 1099-k because it did not...

JamesG1 — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:33:43 GMT

Sale of personal items may be reported on Schedule D IRS form 1040 and Schedule 8949.

Personal items sold for less than their cost basis (most likely, the fair market value of the item on the date of the owner's death) report $0 capital gain on line 7 of the Federal 1040 tax return.

Personal items sold for more than their cost basis report the gain on line 7 of the Federal 1040 tax return. See this example.

Selling Cost

Price Basis

Item 1 $500 $2,000 Capital loss on personal item = $0 loss

Item 2 $400 $300 Capital gain on personal item = $100 gain

Item 3 $100 $100 No capital gain or loss

$1,000 $2,400

In TurboTax Online, to report such a sale of personal items, follow these directions.

Down the left side of the screen, click Federal.
Down the left side of the screen, click Wages & Income.
Scroll down to Investments and Savings and click on the dropdown menu.
Click Start to the right of Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other.
Click Add investments.
At the screen Let's find your account, click Enter a different way.
At the screen How do you want to add your docs?, click Type it in myself.
At the screen OK, let’s start with one investment type, select Other. Continue.
At the screen Tell us more about this sale, enter the information. Click Continue.
At the screen Now, enter one sale, enter information. Click Continue.
At the screen Review your XXX sale, repeat as necessary by clicking Add another sale. Click Continue.