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Also the high paid CEO tax of SF likely means he can avoid the tax in future years by granting a lot today... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/overp

Also the high paid CEO tax of SF likely means he can avoid the tax in future years by granting a lot today... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/overpaid-executive-tax-in-sf-hits-firms-that-pay-ceos-100x-more-than-workers/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/overpaid-executi... as I understand it the value of the RSUs is on the _grant date_ for such purposes. (and not at vesting)

nerdkid93 6y ago
That's not how taxes on RSUs work (at least federally in the US). Nothing happens when RSUs are granted because they have no value until they vest. Once the RSUs vest, you are taxed based on the cost basis of $0 (since you pay nothing for RSUs). Options on the other hand are a different beast.
- maerF0x0 6y ago
  correct I was referring to the rules, according to a 3rd party, for the SF tax