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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by Workaccount2 on Sunday June 29, 2025 @03:43PM (#44415761)
Realizing stock value (selling stock) is considered income.
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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by ponector on Monday June 30, 2025 @03:25AM (#44420440)
Looks like you are talking about stock options, not stocks.

If you receive a stock as compensation - it is an income. If you sell them years later with profit - it is additional extra income.

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