Investors & landlords

it doesn't work that way....

 

1) the RSU vested and were given to you in the form of shares.  The income was reported in your W-2 and shares were sold to pay the taxes, which is also in your W-2.   Nothing special to put into Turbo tax - it's all in your W-2

 

2) then you have shares which have a cost basis based on the price at the time the RSU's converted into shares.  Your broker or your employer should know that number

 

3)  then you sell the shares and that is reported on 1099-B.  You will report the sales price on those shares and compare it to the cost basis from #2 above..... that will determine your gain or loss.  there was no taxes withhold on this transaction (that is typical). 

 

the point is nothing that occured in #1 has anything to do with #3. does that make sense?