How is US RSU taxed in India?

In case the shares are not listed on Indian stock exchanges, profits will be viewed as the employee’s income and taxed depending upon the tax slab for Short Term Capital Gains, and 20\% with indexation will be charged on Long Term Capital Gains.

Can you offset stock losses against gains?

Yes, but there are limits. Losses on your investments are first used to offset capital gains of the same type. Any excess net capital loss can be carried over to subsequent years to be deducted against capital gains and against up to $3,000 of other kinds of income.

Can RSUs be taxed as capital gains?

RSUs are taxed as income to you when they vest. If you sell your shares immediately, there is no capital gain tax, and the only tax you owe is on the income. However, if the shares are held beyond the vesting date, any gain (or loss) is taxed as a capital gain (or loss).

How much capital gains loss can I claim?

Your maximum net capital loss in any tax year is $3,000. The IRS limits your net loss to $3,000 (for individuals and married filing jointly) or $1,500 (for married filing separately). Any unused capital losses are rolled over to future years. If you exceed the $3,000 threshold for a given year, don’t worry.

Can I offset my capital loss from an IPO with RSU?

Instead, their RSU and stock options may be the only taxable investments they have, which may not be enough to offset their capital loss. (Not many people will have that $1 million in capital gains just sitting around somewhere to offset their losses from the IPO.)

Do I have to pay taxes on stock received through RSU?

You’ll likely have to pay taxes again if you sell stock you received through an RSU or a stock grant. After you pay the income tax on the fair value of your stock, the IRS taxes you the same as if you bought the stock on the open market. Here are the different ways you can be taxed:

How much tax do you owe on Double-Trigger RSU?

On the IPO, you got 10,400 shares of double-trigger RSU released at $72 per share. Because RSU are taxed as ordinary income, you now owe ordinary income tax on an additional $748,800 above your other income. ($72 x 10,400)

Where is the RSU tax offset on my return?

The thing that’s confusing is that the RSU Tax Offset is enumerated in the Additional Deductionssection along side other after tax deductions like life insurance, etc. The curious thing is that those other deductions are all given a negative sign to indicate deductions, but the RSU Tax Offset has no negative sign.