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Instructions for Form 4797 2003 Tax Year

Specific Instructions

This is archived information that pertains only to the 2003 Tax Year. If you
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To show losses, enclose figures in (parentheses).

If you disposed of property you acquired by inheritance, enter INHERITED in column (b) instead of the date you acquired the property.

Line 1

Enter on line 1 the total gross proceeds from:

  • Sales or exchanges of real estate reported to you for 2003 on Form(s) 1099-S (or substitute statement) that you are including on line 2, 10, or 20 and
  • Sales of securities or commodities reported to you for 2003 on Forms 1099-B (or substitute statements) that you are including on line 10 because you are a trader with a mark-to-market election under section 475(f) in effect for the tax year. See Traders Who Made a Mark-To-Market Election on page 2 and the instructions for line 10 on page 4.

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