Employee RSUs

arcavale — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:48:05 GMT

Dear Sir/Ms.,

I received RSUs from my company and it went public -- so we converted the RSUs to shares in 2021. I had paid taxes when they RSUs vested on a regular basis.

If we sold some of them, should we just take the difference of the "sale price" and the "vested price" as capital gains ?

- do we need to file any specific forms ? e.g. somebody indicated that I may need to file IRS form 8949

Appreciate your views. Thanks

Re: Employee RSUs

HelenC12 — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 14:43:05 GMT

TurboTax will generate Form 8949, Sales and other Dispositions of Capital Assets once you enter your 1099-B form. The gain on that stock sale was included as income on your W-2. To avoid double taxation, here's the correct way to enter your RSU's:

You will need to change the stock basis on the date of the sale, to the price on the date of sale.
The result is zero gain or a minor loss due to brokers commission/fees.
The IRS will expect to see that information on your tax return.

To enter your 1099-B form, see Where do I enter a 1099-B?

For additional information, see the TurboTax article: Non-Qualified Stock Options.

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