Capital gains and losses are entered on Form 1099-B in TaxAct®, then automatically flow to Schedule D Capital Gains and Losses and/or Form 8949 Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets.
From within your TaxAct return (Online or Desktop), click on the Federal tab. On smaller devices, click the icon in the upper left-hand corner, then choose Federal.
You will need to enter the property description, date acquired, cost or other basis, date sold, sales proceeds, and any federal income tax withheld.
Note: The 1099-B form you received may or may not report the date acquired or the cost basis. This information is maintained by you and is needed to complete the proper reporting of the transactions on Schedule D.
If you sold stocks, funds, or similar property acquired through several different purchases, you may report the sale on one form and enter "Various" as the date acquired on Schedule D. In this instance, you must indicate if the sale was a short-term or long-term gain or loss. If the sale included both short-term and long-term gains or losses, enter the sale on two separate Forms 1099-B.
Note: You cannot enter "Various" as the Date Sold.
If you have multiple transactions on a .CSV file, you may import that information into TaxAct. Please see Importing a .CSV file into TaxAct (1099-B) for more information.