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Wash sales + restricted stock in USA: grant date or vesting date?
The vesting date. Look at publication 525, under stock options, where they talk about ESPP: Your basis is equal to the option price at the time you exercised   your option and acquired the stock. The timing and amount of pay   period deductions do not affect your basis.