You can report
the sale of your inherited house in the investment section of TurboTax. Follow
these instructions:
- Open your return in TurboTax.
- In the search box in
the upper right, search for "sold second home" ) and then click
the "Jump to" link in the search results.
- Answer Yes on the page Did You Sell Any
Investments in 2018?
- If you land on the
page Here's the investment sales info we have so
far, choose the blue link Add More Sales.
- Answer No to
the 1099-B question.
- On the next screen,
select Second Home (choose this also for inherited homes)
and Continue.
- Follow the on-screen
instructions to complete the interview.
TurboTax
will ask you all the necessary questions to determine if you have a profit or
loss on the sale.
Note: If you received a 1099-S for the sale of
the home, make certain the proceeds are recorded for your share only. If not, contact the
payer for a corrected form.