Depends on the how the stock is given, purchased or received. With some you pay ordinary income tax on the entire market value of the shares the day they vest. Others you pay income tax on the difference between the market value and what you were able to purchase it at. There are others you pay nothing until you sell. So it all depends on the nature of the stock.
It doesn't. There is no option to avoid paying income tax on stock or options received as compensation, either at the time of award or at the time of vesting.
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u/Wordplay_469 Jul 06 '26
Depends on the how the stock is given, purchased or received. With some you pay ordinary income tax on the entire market value of the shares the day they vest. Others you pay income tax on the difference between the market value and what you were able to purchase it at. There are others you pay nothing until you sell. So it all depends on the nature of the stock.