It is not clear why your firm adjusted your cost basis. Your original cost basis for all 40 shares was $527 (numbers are rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount); however, your adjusted basis for Transaction 1 reflects a per share cost basis of $549 and for Transaction 2, the adjusted per share cost basis is now $571. Generally, we recommend that taxpayers use the adjusted cost basis amounts because it is the most up-to-date information. However, in your situation, because the cost basis amounts have changed rather significantly, you might consider discussing the matter with your firm to find out why the basis amounts have changed.
Additionally, have you checked box 14 on your W-2? Box 14 is used by employers to report different forms of compensation. Your employer, in addition to including the RSU amount in Box 1 wages, may have also reported separately in Box 14.
Lastly, Transaction 2 reflects a disallowed loss as per the wash sale rule. The wash sale rule disallows a loss whenever a security is sold for a loss and then re-purchased within the 30 day period before the sale date, or within the 30 day period after the sale date--a 61 day period. RSU vesting is the functional equivalent of a purchase, thus, check to see if you purchased the security in question within that 61 day time period. Note, dividend reinvesting counts as a purchase.
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