What are the federal income tax consequences if my estate or beneficiary sells stock that I received from a prior option exercise or from restricted stock vesting?

For federal income tax purposes, your estate or beneficiaries will receive a "step-up" in the tax basis of the shares to the market value of the stock at the time of death...

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