This article applies to:

Form 8949 boxes A-F

Use the 8949 Box
field in Part 1 or Part II to mark boxes A-F for the amounts entered on the

B&D

or

Broker

screen.

Boxes A-F
Input	Result
8949 Box, code 1	Transactions grouped with Box A or D-type transactions. Group short-term transactions with Box A and group long-term transactions with Box D.
8949 Box, code 2	Transactions grouped with Box B or E-type transactions. Group Box B with short-term transactions and Box E with long-term transactions.
8949 Box, code 3	Transactions grouped with Box C or F-type transactions. Group short-term transactions with Box E and group long-term transactions with Box F.
8949 Box, code 4	Transactions combined with other code 4 transactions and reported directly on Schedule D, lines 1a, or 8a.