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Re:What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining a Unicorn by ant6n on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @06:47PM (#13431609)
I Canada I can defer paying the (income) taxes on the options exercise until 'deemed disposition', which unfortunately also includes going bankrupt. And the possibility to count the capital loss against the income is severely restricted.
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Re:What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining a Unicorn by uiri on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @11:58PM (#13433140)
Canada has a much better treatment of capital gains than the US. Instead of a separate tax, 50% of the gain is taxed as ordinary income.
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