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This is a recipe to pay massive taxes though. If you have the cash you'd prefer to do an 83b election and pay the taxes when the stock is very cheap. It's also
by KirinDave 9y ago
This is a recipe to pay massive taxes though. If you have the cash you'd prefer to do an 83b election and pay the taxes when the stock is very cheap.
It's also important to note that the clock for long term capital gains tax starts at the date of exercise, so you'd still need to exercise the options, which will cost money.
- dmoy 9y agoThat's not how a stock grant works now if they're just straight up giving you the shares, not via options. It gets taxed as ordinary income as soon as it vests, nothing you can do about it.
- KirinDave 9y agoOkay, but direct grants are a somewhat rare condition, no? Most folks here would be dealing with ISOs.
- user5994461 9y agoNo, ISO are terrible. Most folks would be dealing in RSU, and if they don't they are being taken advantage of.
- KirinDave 9y agoWow, you really have no idea what you're talking about.