topic Can I leave the cost basis blank if I don't want to create a capital loss. Less than $100 so not a big loss. in Investors & landlords https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/can-i-leave-the-cost-basis-blank-if-i-don-t-want-to-create-a-capital-loss-less-than-100-so-not-a-big/01/171632#M6576 <P>I have several years of reinvested dividends for small fractions of shares of a spinoff. Not worth the work to figure the cost basis. <BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 15:20:21 GMT pjguantonio 2019-06-01T15:20:21Z Can I leave the cost basis blank if I don't want to create a capital loss. Less than $100 so not a big loss. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/can-i-leave-the-cost-basis-blank-if-i-don-t-want-to-create-a-capital-loss-less-than-100-so-not-a-big/01/171632#M6576 <P>I have several years of reinvested dividends for small fractions of shares of a spinoff. Not worth the work to figure the cost basis. <BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 15:20:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/can-i-leave-the-cost-basis-blank-if-i-don-t-want-to-create-a-capital-loss-less-than-100-so-not-a-big/01/171632#M6576 pjguantonio 2019-06-01T15:20:21Z Yes, but you have to enter $0 in the cost basis box or Tu... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/yes-but-you-have-to-enter-0-in-the-cost-basis-box-or-tu/01/171641#M6577 <P>Yes, but you have to enter $0 in the cost basis box or TurboTax won't let you go forward.&nbsp; You also have to choose Box A-F in the drop down menu. If it's uncovered or unreported, the IRS doesn't have a value for the cost until you tell them.&nbsp;</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 15:20:22 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/yes-but-you-have-to-enter-0-in-the-cost-basis-box-or-tu/01/171641#M6577 CathiM 2019-06-01T15:20:22Z