I tried doing what's listed here, and mine is an ESPP sale where the cost basis was reported to the IRS. I stepped through the ESPP interview and, at the very end, even had a screen that showed the reported cost basis, the extra "compensation income", and the total basis. But when I hit "continue" and got back to the screen that shows what Form 8949 has so far, box 1e (Cost or Other Basis) was updated with the new total basis, and box 1g (Adjustment Amount) explicitly said "zero". Did I do something wrong? Is box 1g supposed to show an adjustment?
Does it make a difference if the sale resulted in a gain or loss after the adjustment?
