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sokoloff on April 3, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Compensation as a Reflection of Values

ISOs with an 83(b) election (and then “hit”) are much more valuable than W-2 income from a tax perspective. (Whether that W-2 income is cash salary or RSUs.)

shuckles on April 4, 2021 | [–]

In the current tax code. Wouldn’t some of the proposals to consider more capital gains as income change that?

lotsofpulp on April 3, 2021 | [–]

But that comes with the risk of over paying taxes, so not exactly comparable to cash compensation.

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