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It seems like this was a disqualifying disposition, assuming your ESPP used the maximum 15% discount allowed; the reported compensation is exactly the 15% discount times 278 shares.
To answer your question, you want to ultimately use the $3,906 basis figure - a number that includes the $585 of compensation reported on your W-2. That will reduce your taxable gain from your "purchase price" basis. If you didn't use the higher basis you'd be reporting the same income twice: once as "compensation" and then again as a phantom "capital gain."
‎February 24, 2020
5:13 PM