<prompt> Human: Received an anniversary share of stock that vested and was released this week. Per Morgan Stanley the entire amount went to taxes. It was one single stock unit, about 19XX in value. I have no upcoming vesting dates until end of May 2019. Do the taxes paid now apply to reduce taxes on those future vesting units or did I just effectively lose my money?  <response>: 19xx sounds like a certain giant online retailers stock price... if you had a single stock vest, and didnt add tax money to your brokers account, then morgan stanley sells that stock, pays the tax, and sends you the leftover. It should come up as a pay statement, if you have direct deposit set up. 