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$4,000 to exercise and $250,000 in taxes on shares that they wouldn't be able to sell for another four years. The AMT heavily punishes exercising options in pre
by plorkyeran 5y ago
$4,000 to exercise and $250,000 in taxes on shares that they wouldn't be able to sell for another four years. The AMT heavily punishes exercising options in pre-IPO companies.
- bpodgursky 5y agoIn 2017 when making this choice, presumably the FMV would not have been anything close to what it is now, and there's little to no issue with AMT.