Form 4797 - Sale of Business Property - Force to Part II
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To enter a loss for the sale of business property not entered in TaxAct® as an asset for depreciation:

  1. From within your TaxAct return (Online or Desktop), click Federal. On smaller devices, click in the upper left-hand corner, then click Federal.
  2. Click Investment Income in the Federal Quick Q&A Topics menu to expand, click Gain or loss on the sale of investments to expand, then click Ordinary gain or loss (Form 4797).
  3. Click + Add Sale of Business Property to create a new copy of the form or click Edit to review a form already created.
  4. Click Quick Entry to scroll down to answer all applicable questions or click Step-by-Step Guidance to proceed with the program interview questions.
  5. On the screen titled Asset Sale - Type of Property, select "Cost-sharing property (Sec. 1255)" from the Type of property drop-down, then click Continue to report the sale on Form 4797 Sales of Business Property, Part II, Line 10.

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