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Re:New York City will make it mandatory for companies to pos... by halpert on Thursday January 06, 2022 @11:31PM (#29834869)
This isn't true because you need to pay income tax on both RSUs and salary, but if you were given more salary to invest yourself, then you'd also be subject to capital gains tax. There are no capital gains on RSUs prior to vesting.
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Re:New York City will make it mandatory for companies to pos... by boring_twenties on Friday January 07, 2022 @11:29AM (#29841095)
Don't you pay income tax on the appreciation then? That's much worse than capital gains...
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