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My wife sold a house to her father and receives a mortgage payment each month. Where do I enter this information?

 
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SabrinaD2
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My wife sold a house to her father and receives a mortgage payment each month. Where do I enter this information?

To enter the monthly (installment*) mortgage payments your wife receives from the sale of the house in TurboTax, follow these steps:

  1. Open or continue your return - be sure you are logged in for link below to work
  2. Navigate to the installment sales section:
    • TurboTax Online/Mobile: Go to installment sales.
    • TurboTax Desktop: Search for installment sales and select the Jump to link.
  3. Check the box next to Sales of real estate, cars, or anything else for which you receive payments over two or more tax years (installment sales). Select Continue.
  4. Answer Yes to Do you want to report an installment sale?
  5. Follow the instructions to enter your sale details.

*An installment sale is a sale of property where you receive at least one payment after the tax year of the sale. :

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