I have been searching online but cannot find any cases that were similar to my situation. I am trying my luck here, hoping someone more experienced can give me some hints.
Let's say
What would be my cost basis for the 60 vested shares of B stock sold last year? Should it be $100 or $100x60/100=$60? For the 40 unvested shares of B stock, can I report the proportional cost before the merger ($40) somewhere as a loss?
Any information will be highly appreciated! Thanks!
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The cost basis for the first 100 shares of B stock which you had by exchange of the A shares is $100 or $1 per share of B stock.
The other 100 shares of B stock which you exercised for $0 cost have a cost basis of $0. The 60 shares which vested have a cost basis of $0. You do not claim a loss for the 40 shares which did not vest as your cost basis is $0.
Highly appreciate your prompt response! Thanks for your time and help! Sorry that I didn't make it clear. The 100 shares of B stock that were early exercised were exactly the 100 shares of B stock exchanged from the 1000 shares of A stock. The vested shares which were sold later were out of the 100 exchanged shares of B stock. Will this change the answer?
Thanks again for your response! Do you mind answering a follow-up question? For the unvested stocks, what if the company repurchased them? Do I need to report the gain/loss from the repurchase?
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