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AZ53
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Capital Improvements on small farm

I sold my 2 acre "farm-ette" after owning it for 7 years. Can I get any tax credit for land clearing and planting 20 fruit trees and installing irrigation lines to all? 

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DianeW777
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Capital Improvements on small farm

Yes and no.  You can include the cost of land clearing and installing irrigation lines as part of your capital improvements for the small farm.  The trees are simply an expense and would not be considered a capital improvement at sale.

 

If the farm was never business property you should report the sale as follows:

 

To enter your sale in TurboTax, follow these steps. Click this link for more information. Where do I enter Investment Sales?

  1. Open or continue your return.
  2. Navigate to the investment sales section:
    • TurboTax Online/Mobile: Go to investment sales. If using this application, make sure it is open
    • TurboTax Desktop: Search for investment sales and then select the Jump to link. 
      • Or Personal Tab > Continue > I'll choose what I work on > Scroll to Investment Income > Select Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other
  3. Answer Yes to the question Did you sell any of these investments in 2024? (or Okay! to Time to kickoff your investments!).
    • If you land on  the Investment sales summary or Your investments and savings screen, select Add More Sales or Add investments.
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