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Does one end up paying double taxes in such a case? Because you're "getting" the money to buy the stock and then immediately buying the shares--is that first s
by JonFish85 11y ago
Does one end up paying double taxes in such a case? Because you're "getting" the money to buy the stock and then immediately buying the shares--is that first step technically income?
- loumf 11y agoIt would have to be (meaning the first step is income)
- russell_h 11y agoThe taxes aren't double though. A highly simplified example: 1. Your company gives you $1400 to exercise options (I don't think Clearbit is doing this, to be clear) 2. You pay $400 in taxes and early exercise $1000 of options in exchange for 1000 shares at $1 each 3. Later you sell those 1000 shares for $1m total At step 3, you will pay capital gains tax only on the $999,000 of actual gain. You don't have to pay taxes again on the original $1k.