The article appears to get the "seven years" qualification wrong. The bill states that tax must be paid at: >> the date that is 7 years after the first date th

The article appears to get the "seven years" qualification wrong. The bill states that tax must be paid at: >> the date that is 7 years after the first date the rights of the employee in such stock are transferable or are not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, whichever occurs earlier Which implies that transfer-restricted stock grants do not start this clock ticking.