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June 4, 2019
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Why do we have to mail in a form 8949 when it's part of our completed return?

  • June 4, 2019
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Best answer by AmandaR1

It's because of how the IRS processes stock sale information and how you entered your transactions. If you don't report each transaction individually on a separate row, then you must send in a paper copy. 

You can read this in the IRS instructions for form 8949 on page 4 here: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8949.pdf

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June 4, 2019

It's because of how the IRS processes stock sale information and how you entered your transactions. If you don't report each transaction individually on a separate row, then you must send in a paper copy. 

You can read this in the IRS instructions for form 8949 on page 4 here: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8949.pdf