1. The profit from the sale of your
employee stock purchases or stock options has been reported on your W-2.
2.
In addition to that, you received a 1099-B reporting the sale.
You clearly didn't
receive a profit of the total amount reported in the Proceeds Box 1d
1099-B.
The basis (cost of
your investment) is seemingly "0".
If that were the
case, "yes" you would be taxed twice.
To correct this
situation, you report the basis (in box 1e and on TurboTax) to be the
compensation amount that was added to your W-2. Most of the time this is a
"cashless transaction" and no additional shares were sold that
weren't already accounted for in your W-2.
Only, if the 1099-B
reports an incorrect basis:
1.
Enter the 1099 as is then
2.
Click Add More Details or Edit
3.
Select the option "I'll enter
additional info on my own" (or just click Continue if the "on my
own" button isn't present)
4.
Scroll to "Corrected cost basis"
5.
Enter the correct basis (in most cases the same as your "Proceeds")
6.
Click Done
TurboTax will report
the sale on Form 8949 "as reported by the broker" but will put an
adjustment figure into column (g) of the Form, a code "B" into column
(f) of the Form, and the correct amount of gain or loss which includes the adjustment.
(See the attached
screenshots below. Click to enlarge.)
