IPOAug 12, 2019
Lyftsfds34f

What's the cost basis for selling direct listing RSUs?

If you had RSUs before the Slack direct listing, what cost basis do you use for capital gains / losses when you sell your shares? For traditional IPOs you use the IPO price (eg. $72 for Lyft), but I'm wondering what value you use for a direct listing. I know there was a "reference price" ($26 for Slack) before the listing, but my understanding is that was mostly a meaningless number.

Slack πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈπŸ€·β€β™‚οΈπŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ Aug 13, 2019

Volume weighted average price after first day of trading.

Lyft sfds34f OP Aug 13, 2019

Thanks. Is there an IRS publication that explains this?

Slack πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈπŸ€·β€β™‚οΈπŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ Aug 13, 2019

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