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Actual stock, no. Options, which are probably more common than actual stock with start-ups, you have to pay tax on the "profit" when exercising them. Often, you
by TheCoelacanth 6y ago
Actual stock, no. Options, which are probably more common than actual stock with start-ups, you have to pay tax on the "profit" when exercising them. Often, you only have a short time to exercise options when you leave a company.
- mulcahey 6y agoI think you pay taxes when you exercise if they are NSO. If they are ISO you pay on sale of the shares you acquired & they’re subject to AMT.