{"id":1215,"date":"2018-03-08T17:50:13","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T22:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/?p=1215"},"modified":"2019-07-09T13:32:42","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T17:32:42","slug":"what-is-form-3921","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/08\/what-is-form-3921\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Form 3921?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Have you worked at a private startup for over a year, and held employee incentive stock options? If so you likely received a Form 3921 from your employer. Now that it\u2019s tax season, here\u2019s what you need to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">This form documents to the IRS that you have exercised stock options from your employer, and reports any unrealized losses and gains affiliated with those stocks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">An unrealized gain or loss occurs when you\u2019ve bought something, for example, shares of the company, at a specific price, and the value has either increased or decreased since the time of purchase. It\u2019s \u201cunrealized\u201d because you still hold the stocks and haven\u2019t sold them to reap (or realize) the financial difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Information on the Form 3921<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">There\u2019s different information reported on the Form 3921 as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Box 1: <\/b>Date of Options Granted- this is the date the options became available to you, generally the day you start as an employee or the day you received the options as an incentive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Box 2: <\/b>Date of Options Exercised \u2013 this is the date you purchased the options.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Box 3: <\/b>Exercise Price Per Share \u2013 this is the price at which you purchased the shares.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Box 4: <\/b>Fair Market Value Per Share on Exercise Date \u2013 this is the value of each share on the day you purchased.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Box 5: <\/b>Number of Shares Transferred \u2013 lists how many shares you purchased<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Box 6: <\/b>If Other Than TRANSFEROR, Name, Address, and EIN of Corporation Whose Stock Is Being Transferred \u2013 listed here is information regarding the company who is providing you the stock. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">All the information on Form 3921 is provided to help you determine a basic calculation which can be applied to Form 6251, Alternative Minimum Tax on Line 14, Exercise of Incentive Stock Options.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Using Form 3921<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">There are three different steps to complete to calculate your adjustment with Form 3921. <\/span><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Multiply the number in Box 4 by the number in Box 5 to determine how much the shares you have are currently worth. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Multiply the number in Box 3 by the number in Box 5 to determine how much your shares were worth when they were offered and how much you paid to purchase these shares.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Subtract the first number from the second to determine a specific dollar amount corresponding to your adjustment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you worked at a private startup for over a year, and held employee incentive stock options? If so you likely received a Form 3921 from your employer. Now that it\u2019s tax season, here\u2019s what you need to do. 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