RSUs are pretty straight forward; therefore, I recommend you enter your transactions without indicating you are reporting the sale of company stock. Indicating that is company stock has no impact on what's reported to the IRS. It only affects what screens and questions you get in the TurboTax interview. When RSUs vest (the stock is delivered) the entire amount is ordinary income. Your employer must collect payroll taxes, or sell shares to pay it. Since you are taxed on the entire amount, you basis is the amount that is added to your W-2 which you are taxed on. If you retain the stock, any gains on the sale will be short term if you hold the stock one year or less, and long term if you hold it more than one year.
Your cost basis (per share) is the amount (per share) that was reported on your W-2 as income. Even if the shares were sold the same day, there could still be a difference (usually small) between your cost basis and the actual proceeds; therefore, it is normal for their to be a small gain or loss on a sale to cover transaction such as yours.
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