I received a 1099-K from eBay for the sale of used, personal property. I claimed an offsetting loss on the 1099-K worksheet. Why does TurboTax flag this as an error?

[STK1]

The error arise when In try to submit my e-file forms. The error message is\ "Personal prop. loss sale: Loss from sale of personal property is not yet supported in this release of TurboTax." I have not claimed a net loss, so this error message is incorrect.

[DanaB27]

Please be aware you cannot claim any loss on a personal sale item.

Please verify that you have entered the sale correctly:

1. Click "Wages & Income" (under Federal) on the left
2. Scroll down to "Other Common Income" and click "Show more"
3. Click "Start" next to "Form 1099-K"
4. On the "Choose which type of income your 1099-K is for" screen select "Personal Item"
5. On the "Your 1099-K Summary" screen, select Done.
6. On the "Wages & Income" screen
7. Scroll down to "Investments and Savings" and click "Show more"
8. Click "Start or Revisit" for "Stocks, Cryptocurrency, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other (1099-B)".
9. Click "Review" on "Personal item sales (1099-K)"
10. Enter the information on the "Now, enter one sale…" screen

[STK1]

Thanks, I had already followed the directions you cited. I claimed that the cost of the items I sold on eBay was the same as the proceeds, which, I believe we both agree, is the correct way to report this income. That's what I did for my 2021 return, and I had no e-file problems.

I did not claim a loss, contrary to the error message I cited.

I eventually overcame the problem, later this morning, by deleting the 1099-K worksheet. That action allowed me to e-file and, to me, this further suggests that the error message I received, repeatedly when trying to e-file, is a bug.

Steve