8949 - Acceptable Entries for E-filing

Your available choices, and whether they require paper-filing, are listed in the Help screen for these fields (press F1 in the field) on screen 8949:

• 1b Date acquired
  • Enter the date acquired as an eight-digit number using MMDDYYYY format. This date is used to determine whether the sale is short-term or long-term.
  • Valid special codes that can be entered are also:
    • "VARIOUS" (for "Various")
    • "INHERIT" (for "Inherit")
    • "INH2010" (for "Inh-2010")
      
• 1c Date sold or disposed
  • Enter the date sold as an eight-digit number using MMDDYYYY format.
  • Valid special codes that can be entered are as follows:
    • "BANKRUPT" (for "Bankrupt") (Treated as short-term by default)
    • "WORTHLSS" (for "Worthless")
    • "EXPIRED" (for "Expired") (Return MUST BE paper-filed)
      
• 1d Proceeds
• 1e Cost or other basis

For New Jersey e-filing purposes, except as noted below, you must enter a valid date (MMDDYYYY) for date acquired and date sold or you will have to paper file the NJ return. For the date acquired field, only two text entries are acceptable: "VARIOUS" and "INH2010." Do not enter "INHERIT" as the date acquired for NJ.