An RSU is no different than cash bonus. It's taxed essentially as cash when it vests so at that moment you can sell all the stock and treat it as cash. In fact,

An RSU is no different than cash bonus. It's taxed essentially as cash when it vests so at that moment you can sell all the stock and treat it as cash. In fact, that's what I would advise with RSUs. Options, i think it can be better to hold for a year and see long term cap gains rates.