I am not disputing how it is recommended to be done; I am telling you this is how its done (and has been done for a long time)

this is incorrect Tom. This is how it has always been done (I work for one of the largest tech companies in the US). The income is on grant; the gains/losses on...

Yes. The employer grants RSUs at price XXX. which goes onto the w-2 as income the year they issued (not vested). When they vest; taxes are withheld by the broke...

I have the same problem. On vesting Etrade withholds shares = ~50% of the value of the vest (state/federal); but the w-2 does not reflect the taxes paid. I thin...