To follow-up on the excellent comments from @HelenC12, the date acquired information is very important and you are correct in that "various" will not work. The brokerage firm that effected the sale of the shares likely did not know when the shares were purchased, and therefore, used "various" as the date acquired. Additionally, the brokerage firm may not have known your cost basis, and therefore, your 1099-B may reflect a cost basis of 0. However, if the 1099-B reflects a cost basis of 0, do not use 0 because you likely purchased the shares at a discounted price, and thus, your cost basis is that discounted purchase price.
The date acquired information will let you know whether the sale of the ESPP shares was a qualified sale (referred to as a qualified disposition) or a non-qualified sale (disposition). Generally, companies will allow employees to purchase shares through an ESPP, at select times during the year such as quarterly. You can check with your company to see at what times employees purchased shares through the company's ESPP and then use such dates to determine when you purchased the ESPP shares in question.
Here is a link to a TurboTax article that discusses Employee Stock Purchase Plans. You may find this article helpful.
Employee Stock Purchase Plans
@chriswesthoff
**Say "Thanks" by clicking the thumb icon in a post
**Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"
