DMarkM1
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Investors & landlords

Yes.  If the price per share you sold at was higher than the price per share when vested (acquisition cost) then there will be a gain that you pay taxes on.   To go back to the beginning, you paid taxes on the value of the stock when vested as part of your W2 in that tax year.  Now that you are selling the stock(s) you pay taxes on the gain from the sale (value increased since vested).  

 

Be sure you are using the correct cost basis from the vesting date of the shares.  So if there was a gain on the sale your tax would be higher than if you didn't show a sale. 

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