How can I enter a corrected holding period for a stock sale?

If the information on the form is not correct, you will have to delete the form and choose to type it in yourself. Be sure and keep your records from the first brokerage showing the original acquisition date. If you are ever contacted by the IRS about the changed date, you will have the information to back up the change.

To delete a form In TurboTax Online, here's the general procedure for viewing a list of all the forms in your return and deleting unwanted forms, schedules, and worksheets in TurboTax Online:

1. Sign in to TurboTax and open your return by selecting Continue or Pick up where you left off
2. In the left menu, select Tax Tools and then Tools
3. In the pop-up window Tool Center, choose Delete a form
4. Select Delete next to the form, schedule, and worksheet in the list and follow the instructions

If you need to delete a form in TurboTax Desktop, please follow the instructions in this TurboTax Help article.

Then enter the investment sale from a brokerage account (1099-B), and follow the steps below.

• Click on Federal Taxes 
• Click on Wages and Income
• Click on I'll choose what I work on
• Under Investment Income
• On Stocks, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other, click the start or update button
• Select Enter a different way and choose to type it in myself
•  Enter your information about the holding period, proceeds and cost basis