How do i enter futures contract trades (2024)

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‎June 1, 201912:04 AM

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These are similar to stock trades but are for things like wheat, corn, gold, silver. I have a 1099-b which gives the amount of gain for the year.

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Employee Tax Expert

‎June 1, 201912:04 AM

How do i enter futures contract trades

Please follow steps below to enter commodity futures contracts:

  1. Federal Taxes
  2. Wages and Income
  3. Scroll down to Investment Income
  4. Select Contracts and Straddles - answer yes to Any Straddles or section 1256 contracts, don't check any elections (unless they apply to your situation), check the box Section 1256 contracts market to market, continue through the interview.

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Employee Tax Expert

‎June 1, 201912:04 AM

How do i enter futures contract trades

Please follow steps below to enter commodity futures contracts:

  1. Federal Taxes
  2. Wages and Income
  3. Scroll down to Investment Income
  4. Select Contracts and Straddles - answer yes to Any Straddles or section 1256 contracts, don't check any elections (unless they apply to your situation), check the box Section 1256 contracts market to market, continue through the interview.

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‎March 8, 20209:05 PM

How do i enter futures contract trades

How do you enter 1256 Gains in TurboTax Business for allocation to LLC shareholders?

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Employee Tax Expert

‎March 10, 202011:35 AM

How do i enter futures contract trades

In TurboTax Business, click on the Search / magnifying glass in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

In the Search box type 'contracts and straddles'. Enter.

Click on Jump to contracts and straddles.

Answer the questions at the screen Any contracts or straddles?.

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‎December 12, 20224:18 AM

How do i enter futures contract trades

I make sure I help as much as I can and I marked down everything I had to do

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‎January 23, 202311:12 AM

How do i enter futures contract trades

In the 2022 TTO it is called Less Common Investments and Savings

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Employee Tax Expert

‎January 23, 20231:26 PM

How do i enter futures contract trades

In TTO, it's answered the same way like Turbotax Business, see this

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