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The effective tax on stock options depends on the EU country: https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/2071/attachments/1/translations/en/renditions/native https

• kmlx 7y ago
  tldr uk, luxembourg and belgium seem to offer the most competitive rates.
  • hef19898 7y ago
    Germany is appr. 50%. Usually you have the option to cover that tax by selling half of your RSUs, Options whatever and keep the rest or by keeping 100% and pay the tax in cash. Kind of fair, especially since you can get part of that tax back with your income tax declaration.
    • sqldba 7y ago
      In Australia you pay the marginal tax rate which is nearly 50%, both on acquiring the shares, and (usually) any gains between then and when you sell them. The article is real poorly written, I can't work out what it's saying the US or EU equivalents are.