Sale of Subdivision

[laurielmorris1]

I own a subdivision (with 10 remaining unsold lots) which I sold this year, 2023.  I am using Turbo Tax Home and Business and am trying to find where I enter the sale information.  I have a schedule C set up in Turbo Tax in which I have been reporting income and expenses.  Can someone assist me with this?  Thanks in advance.

[Anonymous_]

Are the lots inventory? Are you a real estate dealer?

[laurielmorris1]

Thanks for your inquiry.  I am not a real estate dealer.  In TurboTax I have a 2022 ending inventory of approximately $128,000 for all 10 lots.  I sold the subdivision for $145,000.  (There are other expenses too.)

Thanks again for your help.

[Hal_Al]

The underlying question is: are you a business or are you an investor.  You said: "I have a schedule C set up in Turbo Tax in which I have been reporting income and expenses."  That seems to indicate that you are a business.  You will enter the sale amount $145,000 as income received and the $128,000 basis as "cost of goods sold" (COGS).  The other expenses will be entered as business expenses.  The profit will be taxed at ordinary income rates, not as a long term capital gain. 

[laurielmorris1]

Thank you for your help!