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June 4, 2019
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Form 8949 won't print page 1. page 2 prints OK

  • June 4, 2019
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Best answer by rjs

Form 8949 is not really a two-page form. It's two one-page forms tied together, but they are used independently. Page 1 is for short-term transactions and page 2 is for long-term transactions. If you have only long-term sales, page 1 is not used. It's empty and is not part of your tax return, so it doesn't print. There's nothing on it to print.

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rjs
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Level 15
June 4, 2019

Form 8949 is not really a two-page form. It's two one-page forms tied together, but they are used independently. Page 1 is for short-term transactions and page 2 is for long-term transactions. If you have only long-term sales, page 1 is not used. It's empty and is not part of your tax return, so it doesn't print. There's nothing on it to print.

Dave22100Author
Level 2
June 4, 2019
I think I get it.   Thanks.
Level 2
January 30, 2020

I should be able to print out everything that shows up as a form.

Level 2
May 10, 2020

Agreed... it's illogical that this form doesn't print the first page that has the taxpayer name and SSN.  If this were a paper copy sent to the IRS, I'd want the identifying information to be on the form, as I'm sure the IRS would.