Why doesn't form 8949 page 1 print?

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June 6, 2019
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I can't get Form 8949 to print both pages. When you print just the form or the entire tax return all you get is page number 2. Page number 1 does not print. I cannot cut and paste or copy etc. How do I get page 1 to print. (Had this same problem last year.)

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Best answer by nyinyeb

If only one of the parts applies (that is, you only have short term gains, or you only have long term gains), you only print the part (part 1 or part 2) that applies.

The following is directly from the IRS's 2016 Instructions for Form 8949, (Page 3, Box F): https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8949.pdf:

''You don't need to complete and file an entire copy of Form 8949 (Part I and Part II) if you can check a single box to describe all your transactions. In that case, complete and file either Part I or Part II and check the box that describes the transactions. Otherwise, complete a separate Part I or Part II for each category of your transactions''

Page 1 of Form 8949 is for short-term transactions, and page 2 is for long-term transactions. If you have no short-term transactions, then page 1 is inactive. Essentially each page functions as a separate form.

nyinyebAnswer

If only one of the parts applies (that is, you only have short term gains, or you only have long term gains), you only print the part (part 1 or part 2) that applies.

The following is directly from the IRS's 2016 Instructions for Form 8949, (Page 3, Box F): https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8949.pdf:

anotheryear

I encountered the same problem. I entered short-term (loss) information as well as long-term gains, but page 1 of form 8949 doesn't appear in the final report, only page 2. Schedule D does include both the short and long term information.

I used another tax product and it successfully creates both pages of form 8949.

JamesG1

There are instances where certain transactions are not required to be displayed on IRS form 8949.

IRS form 8949 Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets Part I displays a Note.

Note:

You may aggregate all short-term transactions reported on Form(s) 1099-B showing basis was reported to the IRS and for which no adjustments or codes are required. Enter the totals directly on Schedule D, line 1a; you are not required to report these transactions on Form 8949 (see instructions).

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anotheryear

As I reviewed the final tax package, the fact that form 8949 page 1 was missing stood out and just looked wrong; that in turn led me to search the Internet for an explanation. Personally I don't think being technically correct is worth the confusion. It seems simpler to just present both pages of form 8949 🙂