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		TheCoelacanth on Dec 21, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Startup Stock Options – Why A Good Deal Has Gone B... 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 on Dec 21, 2020 [–]

I 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.

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