RSU vested and paid taxes but I want to give them to charity - how do I get the tax back?

They are RSUs that have vested and I had them for more than a year,  and now I want to transfer in kind to a charity, in which case I do not have to pay any taxes on capital gains.

But the question is, what happens to the taxes already paid on the RSUs? How do I get those taxes back?


For instance, 51 shares vested, but 16 were sold to cover taxes during the release. Are those taxes gone forever? or how do I account for them when I file the 2020 taxes next year?

RE: sell-to-cover

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/investments-and-rental-properties/discussion/entering-sell-to-cove...