I received a1099-S for easement for new power lines. Box 2 shows $21872.00 but the payment for land was only $10272.00. $11600 was for tree damage. How do I report this?

[MichaelL1 · Accepted solution]

The payment for land is treated as a sale --and as long as the cost of the land is more than the $10,272 to net profit is shown as $0 and the $10,272 will reduce the basis in the land.

To enter your Investments sold This is for the $10,272, so the Sales Price and Cost would be the same amount and gain would be $0

Click on Federal Taxes
Click on Wages and Income
Click on I'll choose what I work on
Scroll down to Investments
On Stocks, Bonds, Other, click the start or update button

The damage to the tree for $11,600 can be used to reduce the cost of the new landscaping cost for new trees etc.  What is not spent is income.

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