Sample of Form 8949
Please follow the IRS instructions for completing Form 8949 to adjust the cost basis on non-covered
securities, and then complete Schedule D with the totals from Form 8949.
Form 8949
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets
Go to www.irs.gov/Form8949 for instructions and the latest information.
File with your Schedule D to list your transactions for lines 1b, 2, 3, 8b, 9, and 10 of Schedule D.
OMB No. 1545-0074
2023
Attachment
Sequence No.
12A
Name(s) shown on return Social security number or taxpayer identication number
Before you check Box A, B, or C below, see whether you received any Form(s) 1099-B or substitute statement(s) from your broker. A substitute
statement will have the same information as Form 1099-B. Either will show whether your basis (usually your cost) was reported t
broker and may even tell you which box to check.
Part I Short-Term. Transactions involving capital assets you held 1 year or less are generally short-term (see
instructions). For long-term transactions, see page 2.
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 aren’t required to report these transactions on Form 8949 (see instructions).
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 t 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 (see Note above)
(B) Short-term transactions reported on Form(s) 1099-B showing basis wasn’t 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 of
(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).
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 1b (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 gure the amount of the adjustment.
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see your tax return instructions.
Cat. No. 37768Z
Form
8949 (2023)
Important items to consider
when completing your taxes
Stock plan transactions for covered securities that resulted in long shares (cash purchase or
sell-to-cover) prior to January 1, 2015, will have an adjusted price used for the cost basis. In
most cases, the cost basis price reported to the IRS will not need to be adjusted.
If cost basis information for stock plan transactions is missing, you can update this information online.
Please take one of the following actions:
• Log in to your Schwab One
®
brokerage account and navigate to the Positions tab. From there,
review the cost basis column. If the word “Missing” appears under this column, you can click it to
update the cost basis information.
• Call Schwab at 1-800-654-2593 to speak with a representative who can walk you through the
steps above.
In some cases, Schwab may not have the cost basis information needed to update the missing
information. Please ensure that you have your cost basis information ready before you call in.
How to view cost basis
information online
From within the Schwab Equity Award Center
®
.
You can view cost basis information online by accessing the Schwab Equity Award Center. Log
in to Schwab.com and select Equity Awards under Accounts. Select View Equity Details
under the Equity Today section (for current positions) or History under the top navigation bar
(for transaction history).
Information used to report cost basis for stock plan and ESPP transactions (such as cost and taxable
compensation) is reected on stock plan activity statements, which are mailed to participants and are
also available online via the Schwab Equity Award Center.
From within a Schwab One brokerage account.
You can view cost basis information (adjusted cost basis) in the History section of your
Schwab One account. Unrealized gain/loss information can be viewed in the Positions section.
Resources
For questions regarding your equity awards, please contact Schwab Stock Plan Services
at 1-800-654-2593.
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by logging in to your account.
For general information about stock plan awards, including a glossary of common terms, log in
to Schwab.com and go to your Equity Awards account. On the Equity Award dashboard, navigate
to the section titled Knowledge Center and select the type of award you have received. Click on
the link to access in-depth premium content. A screen will pop up asking you to click to continue to
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