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1099-B for an UTMA account under the $1200 limit

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March 15, 2025
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We received a 1099-B that is associated with an UTMA account for our daughter. Its shows a loss: Box A Short-term Realized Gain is $2.50; Box A Short-Term Realized Loss is $-32.00.

The UTMA account does not have more than a few hundred dollars in investment income on the 1099-INT and 1099-DIV for the account. Since that is well under the $1200 report limit, we have not included the account on our return or created one for her.

Do we need to report the loss on her 1099-B for this account since it is a loss? If so, can we include it on our return since the UTMA is below the tax reporting limit? Where would we input it on our return in TurboTax?

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Bsch4477

You can’t take the loss on your return. You can either file a return for her to preserve the carryover loss or since the amount is so small you might want to forget it and do nothing.