More on Nominee Capital Gains

Feb 02, 2008 1 Replies

Pub 564 states "If you received a capital gain distribution or were allocated an undistributed capital gain as a nominee, report only the amount that belongs to you on line 10 of Form 1040A, line 13 of Form



1040, or Schedule D (Form 1040), whichever is appropriate. Attach a statement to your return showing the full amount you received or were allocated and the amount you received or were allocated as a nominee."

In TurboTax if you enter nominee capital gains as a separate 1099-DIV the statement is created and sent as part of the e-filing. Entering nominee gain as a separate 1099-DIV or 1099-B entry, neither TaxCut nor TaxAct generate the required statement.



The IRS suggested I simply not enter the nominee cap gains, e-file the return, then send the statement with Form 8453-OL so the statement is linked to the electronic return.



Comments?


Yes, why did you need to start a new thread?

The primary concern in both of your threads seems to be the generation of an e-filed statement. I suspect any and all of the products you mention should be able to include a generic statement of any kind with your e-filed return, so why not just write up your own statement for e-filing? There's nothing magic about a statement generated by the software vs. one your write yourself.

-Mark Bole

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