The IRS may allow you to defer paying tax on a stock sale if the gain is invested in a Qualified Opportunity Fund.

Whether the gain is reported to you on Schedule K-1 or Form 1099-B Proceeds From Broker and Barter Exchange Transactions, follow these TaxAct entry steps:

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 Capital gain or loss (Form 1099-B).
3. Click + Add Form 1099-B 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 Investment Sales - Transaction Details, enter the Description of the QOF investment (# of shares, % interest, etc.) - including the EIN of the QO Fund, enter the Date acquired when the investment was made to the QO Fund, then click Continue.
6. On the screen titled Investment Sales - Reporting Category, select either "C - Short-term transaction for which you did NOT receive a Form 1099-B" or "F - Long-term transaction for which you did NOT receive a Form 1099-B" from the Form 8949 category drop-down, then click Continue.
7. On the screen titled Investment Sales – Adjustment Code(s), select "Z - Deferral of gain invested in QOF" from the Other adjustment code drop-down, then click Continue.
8. On the screen titled Investment Sales - Adjustment Amount, enter the deferred Adjustment amount that was invested as a negative number, then click Continue.
9. On the screen titled Investment Sales - Qualified Opportunity Fund EIN, enter the Qualified Opportunity Fund EIN, then click Continue.

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