Bruce Brumberg and Lynnette Khalfani-Cox
Puzzled by your Form W-2, 1099-B, 3921, or 3922? Need to report sales of 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.
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.
The myStockOptions Editorial Team
Tax season is here. Ready or not, tax-return reporting has changed yet again for the 2021 tax season, including the way you report capital gains, the alternative minimum tax (AMT), and estimated taxes. This article presents the key points you need to know for your federal tax return if you had income in 2020 from stock compensation and/or sales of company stock.
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myStockOptions Tax Team
Learn the rules for reporting stock sales on your tax return, along with costly errors to avoid if the shares you sold came from stock options, restricted stock/RSUs, stock appreciation rights, or an employee stock purchase plan. Among other issues, you must understand your "cost basis" to avoid overpaying your taxes. Running time: 8:05.
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.
Bruce Brumberg
Learn how to prevent costly tax return mistakes with this animated presentation on IRS Form 1099-B, IRS Form 8949, and Schedule D.
Bruce Brumberg
UPDATES! The stock-sale information provided by brokers on IRS Form 1099-B has changed. Cost-basis reporting, both for your broker on Form 1099-B and for you on your tax return, is now more complex, confusing, and vulnerable to errors. This article explains the crucial facts you must know to avoid overpaying tax or attracting unwanted IRS attention.
Bruce Brumberg, Editor-in-Chief
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This PowerPoint presentation explains the top 10 most frequently occurring errors involving stock compensation on tax returns and answers common questions about related tax topics.
Internal Revenue Service
The IRS tips its hand on what its agents look for in audits related to all types of stock pay to ensure compliance, whether by corporations or executives.