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ttbtaxes, ask your client for this document....
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Originally posted by ttbtaxes View PostI have a client who did the exercise and sell on the same day. He got a W-2 with a "V" but never received a 1099-B. I told him there had to be one so he called the brokerage house who handled the transaction and they told him they don't issue a 1099-B. This is a major financial institution.
I've never heard of this, has anyone else?
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Too many "ifs"
Originally posted by Gary2 View PostNot so minor caveat: I used to use "ESOP" generically like this. I've since learned that "ESOP" has taken on the meaning of certain retirement plans that involve stock ownership. So now I'm always specific: ESPP, ISO, non-statutory, and ESOP.
I am now politely exiting this thread.......
FE
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Originally posted by FEDUKE404 View PostMinor caveat: There are all kinds of ESOP programs out there
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Originally posted by ttbtaxes View PostI have a client who did the exercise and sell on the same day. He got a W-2 with a "V" but never received a 1099-B. I told him there had to be one so he called the brokerage house who handled the transaction and they told him they don't issue a 1099-B. This is a major financial institution.
I've never heard of this, has anyone else?
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Originally posted by FEDUKE404 View PostWhen an employee exercises a stock option, the difference between the option price (what he pays) and the FMV on the date of exercise constitutes taxable (and ordinary) income.
It is not unusual for a person to do a cashless exercise, i.e. exercise the option (buy the stock) and sell immediately. It generates quick cash. The Schedule D consequences will be minimal (same day sale) but the ordinary income consequences (including AMT!) may have more impact.
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Originally posted by Burke View PostCode V indicates he exercised the option this year. 1099B indicates he sold the stock in the same year.
Not sure why Code V amt and equity awards statement amt aren't the same, but they should be.
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I have a client who did the exercise and sell on the same day. He got a W-2 with a "V" but never received a 1099-B. I told him there had to be one so he called the brokerage house who handled the transaction and they told him they don't issue a 1099-B. This is a major financial institution.
I've never heard of this, has anyone else?
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Raises the cost basis
Originally posted by Possi View PostSo my earlier client (not the one with the 1099B, but the one with the code V and NO sale of stock) who held on to the stock should keep track of the CODE V total from this year to balance the cost basis when she finally DOES sell.
In so many words, the actual cost basis will be close to the market value of the stock on the date she first obtained it, and not merely the amount of funds she expended for the purchase.
Minor caveat: There are all kinds of ESOP programs out there....especially over the years....so it always helps to know the specifics of the actual plan involved.
FE
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Sold and held
So my earlier client (not the one with the 1099B, but the one with the code V and NO sale of stock) who held on to the stock should keep track of the CODE V total from this year to balance the cost basis when she finally DOES sell.
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Simplest of answers
When an employee exercises a stock option, the difference between the option price (what he pays) and the FMV on the date of exercise constitutes taxable (and ordinary) income.
The cost basis is then raised by that same dollar amount. For all intents and purposes, the "money spent" is irrelevant - that can create great confusion for someone who does not understand the overall process.
It is not unusual for a person to do a cashless exercise, i.e. exercise the option (buy the stock) and sell immediately. It generates quick cash. The Schedule D consequences will be minimal (same day sale) but the ordinary income consequences (including AMT!) may have more impact.
For those who exercise the option, and hold onto the shares to (hopefully) create some capital gain income, it is important to keep adequate cost basis records. I still have some HRBlock (ahem!) stock I bought many moons ago - the check I wrote to "buy" the stock is quite different from my actual cost basis (excluding the necessary stock split adjustments).
FWIW: I found that many (most?) employees now use stock option exercise as a quick source of income, and frequently have no idea of what is going on "behind the scenes." That just makes it harder for the tax professional to obtain the facts as well as to explain what went on as related to the income shown on their tax return.
FE
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Dates
Originally posted by Burke View PostCode V indicates he exercised the option this year. 1099B indicates he sold the stock in the same year. Not sure why Code V amt and equity awards statement amt aren't the same, but they should be. I would use Code V amt as the basis. Also, not sure where broker got basis for stock on 1099B. Does 1099B show an acquisition date?
81sh on 1-14-2011
both sold on 1-24-2011
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Code V indicates he exercised the option this year. 1099B indicates he sold the stock in the same year. Not sure why Code V amt and equity awards statement amt aren't the same, but they should be. I would use Code V amt as the basis. Also, not sure where broker got basis for stock on 1099B. Does 1099B show an acquisition date?
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Basis
Originally posted by Nashville View PostJosh brings out a often-overlooked fact. Exercise of a stock option for an employers stock IS in fact compensation, and goes on the W-2. For example, exercise of 1000 shares at $21 per share results in $21,000 in compensation, and this is fully taxable not only for taxes but also for social security/medicare.
Since the exercise results in stock instead of cash, there is no Cash available from which to withhold these taxes. The most common result is that some of these 1000 shares are redeemed, perhaps 76.5 shares for SS/Medicare and another 150 shares for income tax.
Employee walks away with only 773.5 shares after being taxed on 1000 shares exercised. $21,000 appears on his W-2 for compensation, and another $3150 for FIT withheld and another $1606.50 for withheld FICA/Med. Basis in the 773.5 shares is still $21/share.
10982.00 code V in the W2
10625.00 in "taxable compensation" on the equity awards statement.
The 1099B has basis of just $6308.00
Sooooo...
I bump up the basis by the taxable compensation? If so, then why do you say the basis stays at $21/share? Is your example one where there is NOT a 1099B issued?
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Originally posted by Nashville View PostJosh brings out a often-overlooked fact. Exercise of a stock option for an employers stock IS in fact compensation, and goes on the W-2. For example, exercise of 1000 shares at $21 per share results in $21,000 in compensation, and this is fully taxable not only for taxes but also for social security/medicare.
Since the exercise results in stock instead of cash, there is no Cash available from which to withhold these taxes. The most common result is that some of these 1000 shares are redeemed, perhaps 76.5 shares for SS/Medicare and another 150 shares for income tax.
Employee walks away with only 773.5 shares after being taxed on 1000 shares exercised. $21,000 appears on his W-2 for compensation, and another $3150 for FIT withheld and another $1606.50 for withheld FICA/Med. Basis in the 773.5 shares is still $21/share.
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