Reporting various or unknown acquisition dates for dispositions in ProConnect Tax

To trigger a various date in dispositions

1. Go to the Input Return tab.
2. Select Dispositions (Sch D, etc.) from the left menu, then Schedule D/4797/etc.
3. Enter a negative date (such as -01/01/2001) in the Date Acquired field, or select Details to expand the screen and enter it in Date acquired (negative date=various).

Additional information

• The IRS doesn't allow the term various on some forms when e-filing, and a critical diagnostic will generate if the return must be paper-filed.
• Although various prints on the tax form, the negative date you enter is still used to determine whether a transaction is short-term or long-term. If necessary, make an entry in the 1=short-term, 2=long-term [Override] field.

Related topics

• Entering stock transactions for Form 8949 or Schedule D
• Entering amounts from Form 1098 and 1099 in ProConnect
• Generating Form 8949, column (f) for various codes in ProConnect