we sold our house in less than two years, but we qualify for a proportional exemption from capital gains. Turbo tax understands that, but we were told to put a statement together behind 8949
Write up what you want to add on a sheet of paper and attach it to your mailed in return.
I am not sure what statement you are referring to. TurboTax does not require you to file an additional statement for a home sale.
It will ask whether you want the sale reported on your tax return, even if not required. You should say yes. The IRS has audited taxpayers who did not included a nontaxable home sale on their tax return. In those cases, there is no tax or penalty due. However, in such cases, you would have to go back into your return, tell TurboTax to report the sale and file an amended tax return.