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TurboTax puts your stock transactions on both forms, Schedule D and 8949. Use Form 8949 to reconcile amounts that were reported to you and the IRS on Form 1099-B or 1099-S (or substitute statement) with the amounts you report on your return. The subtotals from this form will then be carried over to Schedule D (Form 1040), where gain or loss will be calculated in aggregate. If it is asking you to send in Form 8949, you need to delete the transaction and enter it individually, one by one, instead of in a summary.
Why do I have to mail 8949? If you're e-filing, you only need to mail the IRS a copy of your 8949 (along with Form 8453) if you entered sales section totals for one or more sales categories (instead of each individual sale) and one of the following is true:
- The sales category for one or more summaries is something other than box A (short-term covered) or box D (long-term covered), or
- The box A or box D summary includes adjustments (typically listed in boxes 1f or 1g on your broker statement)
