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Get your taxes done using TurboTax
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.
When you enter your transaction(s), your cost basis (per share) is the value of the RSU/stock on the date they vested (which is also the amount included as wages in box 1 of your W-2) divided by the total number of Units (shares). You should enter whatever is reported on the 1099-B, and then wen you get to the page with "Select any less common adjustments that apply?" select "The cost basis on my statement is incorrect". Next you will enter the correct cost basis.
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