Investors & landlords

kckoo84,

 

The shortcut to bypass RSU/ESPP dialogues and just report as a basic capital gain/loss entry depends upon a detail of your 1099-B form.  If your 1099-B states that a cost basis is being reported to the IRS, then you will need to report the 1099-B basis number as it appears on that form and then use the dialogue to indicate that that cost basis is incorrect and supply the correction.  If, however, the cost basis is not being reported, then your #1 option works just fine.