then 20K of equity can be better from a tax perspective for you, as 30K in income after tax would be 20K or less i imagine right away. at the same time, it's r

then 20K of equity can be better from a tax perspective for you, as 30K in income after tax would be 20K or less i imagine right away. at the same time, it's really worth digging into and understand what they mean by whatever equity they're offering, and how they would get to whatever valuation that means. also what % of the company it is that they're offering, what stage is the company at etc., to form your own estimation of valuation of the company etc. looking at % and yr estimation of valuation can be more important than what they're saying... good luck!