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January 23, 2021
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Capital Gain on sale of land

  • January 23, 2021
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I purchased 5 acres of land in WA state in 2001 and sold it in 2020. First of all, am I right to assume I must pay LT Capital Gains on this sale? If so, does the state of WA suppose to be sending me a document where I am to enter some information off of it on a specific form? Does the Turbo Tax step by step ask for this to be entered? 

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    January 23, 2021

    Assuming you sold the land for a gain, then yes, you will be subject to long term capital gains on the sale of the land.  

     

    Typically, you will receive IRS Form 1099-S from the sale of the land for the amount of the proceeds on the sale.  This is an IRS form that shows the date of the closing, the gross proceeds from the sale, as well as other information.  See the sample form below.

     

    Blank Form 1099-S

     

    You will enter this information into TurboTax in the federal interview section as follows:

    1. Select Income & Expenses 
    2. Scroll down through all income until you see Investment income 
    3. Select Stocks, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Other 
    4. Select Add more sales 
    5. Proceed through the questions and enter the information as prompted
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    Chuck1953Author
    January 26, 2021

    Thanks ! That was exactly what I needed to know.