Reporting capital gains/loss from foreign country

[Vijaya1]

Hi,

I am an Indian citizen, here in the USA as a permanent resident. 

I have brokerage accounts in India with investments in stocks (not Mutual Funds or PFIC). This brokerage does NOT report capital gains or taxes directly to IRS and they do not issue a 1099-B form.

My question is how do I report these capital gain/loss income through turbo tax? Do I need to file form 8949? I did not see that form in the income section on the portal.

Really appreciate your help. This is the only major hurdle using Turbo tax for me, otherwise I will have to go to a local CPA for assistance.

Thanks,

Vijaya

[MarilynG1 · Accepted solution]

You can enter your Capital Gain/Loss as if you had a 1099-B.

Choose 'stocks, bonds, mutual funds', then 'skip import', Indicate that you will enter your sales 'one by one'.  Choose long term or short term as appropriate; not reported to IRS. 

TurboTax will prepare Form 8949 for you, based on your entries.

If you paid Foreign Tax on this income, you can take a Foreign Tax Credit.

@Vijaya1