gll
Level 2

Restricted Stock Units

Hello.  My husband received RSUs and for each group that vested there was a sale to cover taxes.  The 1099B only reported proceeds, no cost basis.  So using the transaction detail sheets I put in the cost basis as the sales price x number of shares, so that my loss would be equal to the commissions.  When I looked at the Capital Gain forms and worksheets I noticed that for 3 of my 4 sales, TT had changed my cost basis.  The differences are insignificant - $7 on one and $5 on another and $2 on the third.  But my question is, why does TT do this?  And should I care, or just leave in their numbers and move on.

 

Thank you.