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Re:Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists Prepare for an I.P.O. ... by praneshp on Sunday April 15, 2018 @11:29PM (#16846490)
Cap gains is only on the stock's growth in the year after it vests. It's possible the stock doubles or more in a year, but generally unlikely.
Re:Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists Prepare for an I.P.O. ... by dpiers on Monday April 16, 2018 @12:31AM (#16846686)
Also, this is functionally equivalent to auto-selling RSUs and immediately repurchasing shares with the proceeds, from a tax perspective. RSUs should literally be treated like cash bonuses for public company employees - you should only keep the number of shares you would buy out of your paycheck.