> As a founder, my only assets were the stock of my company . I don't own any other stock, certainly none that would go thru the roof over a year or 2. - Is it

> As a founder, my only assets were the stock of my company . I don't own any other stock, certainly none that would go thru the roof over a year or 2. - Is it a publicly traded company? Or do you readily trade shares of it on the secondary market? If not, then you wouldn't owe any taxes under this scheme, which only applies to "tradable covered assets" (leg. text is here: https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-unveils-billionaires-income-tax https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-unveils-...) - Are your personal shares of the company worth > $1B? If not, then you also wouldn't owe any taxes under this scheme, which allows you to designate up to $1B of normally "tradable covered assets" as "non-tradable covered assets".