How to report RSU withheld to pay for taxes?

[rbaldwin26]

I have the same issue:

- Taxes were withheld by UBS when my shares vested (Note: I did not sell the shares, so there is no gain, but at vesting the shares become ordinary income).  

- Tax withholding does not appear on W2

Spoke with UBS and they pointed me to the documentation that shows how much tax was withheld, but the question is how to input that into TurboTax?   If any gurus out there figure it out would love to know.  Thanks!

[DavidD66]

When RSUs vest the value of all the units vesting becomes ordinary income.  Employers are required to withhold payroll taxes (social security and Medicare) and income taxes.  To pay the taxes, untis can either be sold, or withheld by the employer.  When units/shares are sold, there is a sales transaction that needs to be reported and a possible gain or loss.   When units are withheld by the employer, there is no sales transaction to report.  The value of all the shares that vested is included in Box 1 of the employees W-2, and the taxes paid by the employer is added to the corresponding tax withholding boxes.  If your employer did not include the tax withholding on your W-2, they should issue you a corrected W-2.  If they included the income but did not include the withholding, it would result in your tax return showing that you owed additional social security and medicare tax.