Form 8949

Department of the Treasury 

Internal Revenue Service 

Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets

▶ Information about Form 8949 and its separate instructions is at www.irs.gov/form8949.

▶ File with your Schedule D to list your transactions for lines 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, and 10 of Schedule D.

OMB No. 1545-0074

2012

Attachment 

Sequence No. 12A

Name(s) shown on return Social security number or taxpayer identification number

Most brokers issue their own substitute statement instead of using Form 1099-B. They also may provide basis information (usually your cost) to you on 

the statement even if it is not reported to the IRS. Before you check Box A, B, or C below, determine whether you received any statement(s) and, if so, 

the transactions for which basis was reported to the IRS. Brokers are required to report basis to the IRS for most stock you bought in 2011 or later.

Part I Short-Term. Transactions involving capital assets you held one year or less are short term. For long-term 

transactions, see page 2.

You must check Box A, B, or C below. Check only one box. If more than one box applies for your short-term transactions, 

complete a separate Form 8949, page 1, for each applicable box. If you have more short-term transactions than will fit on this page 

for one or more of the boxes, complete as many forms with the same box checked as you need.

(A) Short-term transactions reported on Form(s) 1099-B showing basis was reported to the IRS

(B) Short-term transactions reported on Form(s) 1099-B showing basis was not reported to the IRS

(C) Short-term transactions not reported to you on Form 1099-B

1

(a) 

Description of property 

(Example: 100 sh. XYZ Co.)

(b) 

Date acquired 

(Mo., day, yr.) 

(c) 

Date sold or

disposed 

(Mo., day, yr.)

(d) 

Proceeds 

(sales price) 

(see instructions)

(e) 

Cost or other basis. 

See the Note below 

and see Column (e)

in the separate 

instructions 

(f) 

Code(s) from 

instructions

(g) 

Amount of 

adjustment

(h) 

Gain or (loss). 

Subtract column (e) 

from column (d) and 

combine the result 

with column (g)

Adjustment, if any, to gain or loss.

If you enter an amount in column (g), 

 enter a code in column (f). 

See the separate instructions. 

2 Totals. Add the amounts in columns (d), (e), (g), and (h) (subtract 

negative amounts). Enter each total here and include on your 

Schedule D, line 1 (if Box A above is checked), line 2 (if Box B

above is checked), or line 3 (if Box C above is checked) . ▶

Note. If you checked Box A above but the basis reported to the IRS was incorrect, enter in column (e) the basis as reported to the IRS, and enter an 

adjustment in column (g) to correct the basis. See Column (g) in the separate instructions for how to figure the amount of the adjustment.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see your tax return instructions. Cat. No. 37768Z Form 8949 (2012) 
Form 8949 (2012) Attachment Sequence No. 12A Page 2

Name(s) shown on return. (Name and SSN or taxpayer identification no. not required if shown on other side.) Social security number or taxpayer identification number

Most brokers issue their own substitute statement instead of using Form 1099-B. They also may provide basis information (usually your cost) to you on 

the statement even if it is not reported to the IRS. Before you check Box A, B, or C below, determine whether you received any statement(s) and, if so, 

the transactions for which basis was reported to the IRS. Brokers are required to report basis to the IRS for most stock you bought in 2011 or later.

Part II Long-Term. Transactions involving capital assets you held more than one year are long term. For short-term 

transactions, see page 1.

You must check Box A, B, or C below. Check only one box. If more than one box applies for your long-term transactions, complete 

a separate Form 8949, page 2, for each applicable box. If you have more long-term transactions than will fit on this page for one or 

more of the boxes, complete as many forms with the same box checked as you need.

(A) Long-term transactions reported on Form(s) 1099-B showing basis was reported to the IRS

(B) Long-term transactions reported on Form(s) 1099-B showing basis was not reported to the IRS

(C) Long-term transactions not reported to you on Form 1099-B

3

(a) 

Description of property 

(Example: 100 sh. XYZ Co.)

(b) 

Date acquired 

(Mo., day, yr.) 

(c) 

Date sold or

disposed 

(Mo., day, yr.)

(d) 

Proceeds 

(sales price) 

(see instructions)

(e) 

Cost or other basis. 

See the Note below 

and see Column (e)

in the separate 

instructions 

Adjustment, if any, to gain or loss.

If you enter an amount in column (g), 

 enter a code in column (f). 

See the separate instructions. 

(f) 

Code(s) from 

instructions

(g) 

Amount of 

adjustment

(h) 

Gain or (loss). 

Subtract column (e) 

from column (d) and 

combine the result 

with column (g)

4 Totals. Add the amounts in columns (d), (e), (g), and (h) (subtract 

negative amounts). Enter each total here and include on your 

Schedule D, line 8 (if Box A above is checked), line 9 (if Box B

above is checked), or line 10 (if Box C above is checked) ▶

Note. If you checked Box A above but the basis reported to the IRS was incorrect, enter in column (e) the basis as reported to the IRS, and enter an 

adjustment in column (g) to correct the basis. See Column (g) in the separate instructions for how to figure the amount of the adjustment.

Form 8949 (2012)