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trothamel on Nov 13, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Don’t Tax Options and RSUs Upon Vesting

Don't they gain value at both times? I mean, stock options are something people pay for.

greenleafjacob on Nov 14, 2017 [–]

The intrinsic-value of the options is required to be zero (strike price = FMV) at the time of grant. As for the time-value, how exactly would you calculate that for tax purposes?

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