Why sign in to the Community?

  • Submit a question
  • Check your notifications
Sign in to the Community or Sign in to TurboTax and start working on your taxes
New Member
posted Jun 6, 2019 5:51:41 AM

Where is the place for wash sale disallowed number for company RSU sold for taxes for the RSU grant? Using step-by-step entry after importing appears to have no place.

0 4 1320
1 Best answer
Level 13
Jun 6, 2019 5:51:45 AM

I don't think there's any way to combine the two if you use the RSU step by step interview.

The good thing is that there's really no "income tax reporting" need to use the RSU step by step process.  About the only justification for using that interview is

  1. You have no clue about what the basis of the stock is but you can look up its closing price on the day the RSU vested or, more importantly
  2. The compensation that should have been reported on the W-2 as a result of the vesting wasn't.

So here's what to do.  Assuming you got through the RSU step by step successfully you know the basis of the stock you sold.  Write that down.

Delete the trade.

Enter it again on the default "1099-B" entry form just exactly like it reads on the 1099-B, wrong basis (I'm guessing) and all.  Click on the "I'll enter additional info on my own" blue button.  On the next page enter the correct basis in the "Corrected cost basis" box. Enter the wash sale loss in the wash sale box.

You are done.

Tom Young


4 Replies
Level 13
Jun 6, 2019 5:51:42 AM

You have a wash sale loss included on your Form 1099-B?  You used the RSU step by step interview process?

New Member
Jun 6, 2019 5:51:44 AM

Yes and yes.

Level 13
Jun 6, 2019 5:51:45 AM

I don't think there's any way to combine the two if you use the RSU step by step interview.

The good thing is that there's really no "income tax reporting" need to use the RSU step by step process.  About the only justification for using that interview is

  1. You have no clue about what the basis of the stock is but you can look up its closing price on the day the RSU vested or, more importantly
  2. The compensation that should have been reported on the W-2 as a result of the vesting wasn't.

So here's what to do.  Assuming you got through the RSU step by step successfully you know the basis of the stock you sold.  Write that down.

Delete the trade.

Enter it again on the default "1099-B" entry form just exactly like it reads on the 1099-B, wrong basis (I'm guessing) and all.  Click on the "I'll enter additional info on my own" blue button.  On the next page enter the correct basis in the "Corrected cost basis" box. Enter the wash sale loss in the wash sale box.

You are done.

Tom Young


New Member
Jun 6, 2019 5:51:47 AM

Thanks.  I did the others that way and was digging for if your #2 was mentioned above.  Also was trying to get back to "enter info on my own".  Looks like deleting and doing again is the only way.