Client has W2 with a code V which he paid tax on . 1099B reflects sale of options which was already included in the W2 and the taxes were paid. How do I put on sch d

[itonewbie · Accepted solution]

The bargain element included as wages would have established basis.  So long as the purchase and sale are handled by the employer's custodian broker, this should have been properly accounted for.  If it's a same day exersale, your client might have a small gain or loss, primarily for transaction fees (and likely minor fluctuations in selling price).

Just make sure you examine the option grant/exercise documents, monthly paystubs, comp breakdown, and the brokerage statement carefully, to make sure all the numbers jive (as your client may not have sold all options exercised, some may have been from various types of options exercised in prior years, and some may have been acquired from the open market).

Otherwise, the reporting would be done the same way as regular shares on Sch D/F.8949.

[BobKamman]

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