How are stock options taxed?
Here’s what you need to know and prepare for if you exercised and/or sold stock options this year.
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Category: Employee resource center
How to value a job offer from a public company vs. a private company
You can’t compare job offers with public equity vs private equity apples to apples. Learn how to think about and compare them.
Equity 101 Part 1: Startup employee stock options
Received stock options from your company and don’t understand what that means? Here’s how to make sense of your offer letter and option grant.
Equity 101 Part 2: Stock option strike prices
What determines a stock option strike price? Learn more about strike prices, how stock options gain value over time, and dilution.
Equity 101 Part 3: How stock options are taxed
We explore what it means to exercise stock options, the taxes you may need to pay, and the common times people exercise their options.
How to value your equity offer (free startup equity calculator)
Learn how to evaluate the equity portion of your job offer and download our free equity calculator to see what your options could be worth.
What are employee stock options?
Stock options aren’t actual shares—they’re the opportunity to exercise (purchase) a certain amount of company shares at an agreed-upon price. Learn more.
What happens to equity when a company is acquired?
If you’re at a company that has potential to be acquired, learn how an acquisistion could affect your equity.
What does exercising stock options mean?
Exercising stock options means purchasing shares of the issuer’s common stock at the set price defined in your option grant.
