Taxes Advanced
Bruce Brumberg and Lynnette Khalfani-Cox
Puzzled by what to do with your W-2, Form 1099-B, or Forms 3921 and 3922? Don't quite know how and where to report sales of company stock on Form 8949 and Schedule D? Tax returns involving income from stock options or ESPPs can be confusing. Recent changes in IRS reporting rules haven't helped. This article explains errors and nasty surprises to avoid.
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myStockOptions Editorial Team & Contributors
Understand the basic tax-reporting requirements of stock options. This article reviews what you need to report on your tax return.
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Bruce Brumberg
With expert insights from the editor-in-chief of myStockOptions.com, this video covers the essential aspects of employee stock options that you must know to make the most of them, including the key concepts of vesting, exercise, and the option term. Running time: 4:12.
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Taxes Advanced
myStockOptions Editorial Team
Form 8949 and Sch. D diagrams! If you sold shares in 2020 that you acquired from equity compensation or an ESPP, you will need to report the sale on the federal tax return that you file in 2021. Learn here what you must know to avoid expensive mistakes and unwanted IRS attention. Our annotated diagrams of Form 8949 and Schedule D can help you make sense of the reporting rules.
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Marilyn Renninger
Understand how and when different taxes apply to NQSOs. You need to consider taxes at exercise and at sale to put together a strategy that maximizes the value of your options.
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Matt Simon
Podcast included! So your company has granted you stock options. Now what? Stock options give you a potential share in the growth of your company's value without any financial risk to you until you exercise the options and buy shares of the company's stock. Before you exercise your options, their built-in value is subject to pre-tax growth—which can be significant. This article explains the essential facts that you must know to understand your options and make the most of them.
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