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Reporting your ESPP income depends on whether is was a qualifying disposition or a disqualifying dispositionSee this TurboTax article on Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and then provide more about your particulars if that information does not resolve your question.

 

Generally, when you sell stock you acquired through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), the net proceeds will show up in two different places on your tax return. 

 

The portion of the net proceeds equal to the discount you received when you bought the stock is reported as ordinary income on your W-2, and the remainder of the net proceeds is a capital gain reported on Schedule D.

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