How do you enter Section 1043 Conflict-of Interest Sales on part IV of form 8824 in Lacerte tax?

[George4Tacks]

Before we go further - Can you verify that your client is an officer or employee of the federal government or judicial officer of the federal government? 

This is a pretty obscure section of the form, do you really need to go there?

[DSICPA]

My client was an executive with Goldman Sachs. He left them and went to work for the Securities and Exchange Commission. He received a Certificate of Divestiture from the  US Office of Government Ethics for 5 specific assets to which section 1043 apply for the nonrecognition of gain. 

[DSICPA]

My client was an executive with Goldman Sachs. He left them and went to work for the Securities and Exchange Commission. He received a Certificate of Divestiture from the  US Office of Government Ethics for 5 specific assets to which section 1043 apply for the nonrecognition of gain. 

[George4Tacks]

Maybe @sjrcpa or @PhoebeRoberts or @abctax55 have an idea of how to do. I don't see the solution.

[PhoebeRoberts · Accepted solution]

Looks like that whole section of the 8824 is unsupported by Lacerte. I think you're going to have to manually complete it and either attach as PDF, attach to an 8453, or file the whole return on paper.

[DSICPA]

Thank you all for the replies. That is the conclusion that I came to as well that Lacerte does not support that section of the 8824. I will manually complete that section and take care of it that way.  

[sjrcpa]

I agree with Phoebe, of course.

[abctax55]

Surprise... I agree (don't we all, always?) agree with Phoebe.

Plus this is something I've never, ever had to deal with in my practice 😂