Restricted Stock Tax Calculator

Track vesting, withholding, sale timing, and proceeds. Compare federal, state, payroll, and gains tax effects. Understand equity outcomes before making compensation decisions with confidence.

Calculator Inputs

Use custom share counts, prices, tax rates, and dates. The form keeps a single stacked page layout, while fields adapt to screen size.

When checked, ordinary income is estimated from grant-date FMV instead of vest-date FMV, and the holding period begins at grant.

Example data table

Example item Value Notes
Shares granted 1,000 Total award shares at grant.
Shares vested 500 Portion becoming taxable at vest.
Grant FMV $8.00 Used when estimating 83(b) treatment.
Vest FMV $20.00 Default income value per vested share.
Sale price $26.00 Price received on sold shares.
Ordinary tax rates 34.65% Federal, state, Social Security, and Medicare combined.
Estimated ordinary income $10,000.00 500 × $20.00 without 83(b).
Estimated total tax $3,915.00 Includes ordinary tax and long-term gains tax.
Estimated net proceeds $9,060.00 $13,000 sale value minus tax and fees.

Formula used

1) Taxable ordinary income at vest or grant

Ordinary Income = Shares Vested × Taxable Value Per Share

Taxable value per share equals vest-date FMV in the standard case. If an 83(b) election is applied, the grant-date FMV is used instead.

2) Ordinary tax estimate

Ordinary Tax = Ordinary Income × (Federal + State + Local + Social Security + Medicare)

This calculator combines user-entered payroll and income tax rates into one estimated withholding-style burden.

3) Capital gain or loss on sold shares

Capital Gain = Shares Sold × (Sale Price − Basis Per Share)

Basis per share equals the taxable value per share already recognized as compensation income.

4) Capital gains tax estimate

Capital Gains Tax = Positive Capital Gain × (Short-Term or Long-Term Rate + NIIT)

The calculator treats gains as long-term when the holding period exceeds 365 days from the relevant start date.

5) Net proceeds

Net Proceeds = Gross Sale Value − Broker Fees − Ordinary Tax − Capital Gains Tax

This gives a practical estimate of what remains after modeled taxes and transaction costs.

How to use this calculator

Step 1: Enter stock award details

Input shares granted, vested, and sold. Then enter grant-date FMV, vest-date FMV, and the actual sale price per share.

Step 2: Add key dates

Enter grant, vesting, and sale dates. These dates determine the holding period and whether gains are treated as short-term or long-term.

Step 3: Enter tax assumptions

Provide federal, state, local, payroll, and capital gains tax rates. Add NIIT and broker fees for a more complete estimate.

Step 4: Choose 83(b) treatment if relevant

Check the 83(b) box only when you want to model ordinary income from grant-date FMV and an earlier holding-period start.

Step 5: Review results and export

Submit the form to show results above the calculator. Use the built-in CSV and PDF buttons to save the breakdown.

FAQs

1) What does this calculator estimate?

It estimates ordinary income, withholding-style tax, capital gain or loss, total tax, and net proceeds from vested restricted stock that may later be sold.

2) Does this work for RSUs too?

It is designed for restricted stock style modeling. It can still help with RSU-style estimates, but the award mechanics and employer withholding rules may differ.

3) Why is vest-date FMV important?

Without an 83(b) election, vest-date fair market value usually determines the compensation income recognized when the shares vest.

4) What changes when 83(b) is selected?

The model taxes the shares using grant-date FMV and starts the holding period at grant. That can reduce ordinary income if grant value was lower.

5) How is the holding period determined?

The calculator counts days from vest date by default. When 83(b) is checked, it counts from grant date instead.

6) Why can net proceeds be lower than expected?

Ordinary tax may apply to all vested shares, not just sold shares. Capital gains tax and broker fees can reduce proceeds even further.

7) Does the calculator use tax brackets automatically?

No. You enter the effective rates you want to model. That makes the calculator flexible for planning different tax scenarios.

8) Is this a tax filing tool?

No. It is a planning estimate. Actual tax treatment can change with payroll limits, brackets, deductions, and jurisdiction-specific rules.

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