Tax Center: ESPP Tax Returns

What is the cost basis for calculating gains on my tax return after I sell stock acquired from stock options, restricted stock/RSUs, performance shares, or ESPPs? This is premium content

This is an area in which mistakes often occur. The cost basis, also called the tax basis, is calculated in the following way...
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