@pankaj4friends , I have read through your response and the referred article/response from @AmyC . And also noted corrective actions ( such as entering a negative "other" income. My problem all of these steps to make the software/ return come into compliance with the facts as you see it, creates a "perjury" -- you are claiming a negative income when there actually was none. It all stems from the W-2 being stretched to cover incomes . If it were a US entity giving you RSU, they will generally (a) show the full RSU grant at FMV on the first year and therefore you pay the taxes on granted amount --- you still own these just there is a restriction on selling / disposing of these . Then each year as the units vest you recognize the gain/loss on the vested unis . This goes on for three years till all are vested. Some choose not to recognize the vesting till all are vested and then recognize the gain/loss.
Next point I would like to make here is when you chose to transfer to US ( intra entity transfer ), surely these tax implications of the RSUs were discussed ( or should have been) -- thus you have to chalk this to part of the cost of moving abroad.
I personally , during my work years, were assigned to foreign service/ countries many time and there were things that created issues but I took these as part of moving abroad.
What I want to ;leave you with -- (a) you have answers from multiple experts ( whether employed by Turbo or former tax-professionals volunteering for Turbo and outside tax professional ) generally giving you the same or similar advice; and (b) if your employer chooses to policy wise include the income in your W-2, unless you want to rise in "audit likely" score, please follow the rules and avoid perjury.
Is there more one of us can do for you ?
pk
