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		gigatexal on Jan 8, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Are RSUs worth your loyalty? Ahh I was thinking they were options. Never mind. Does one still pay taxes every year on the RSUs should they rise in paper valuation before vesting?

awinder on Jan 8, 2020 [–]

Yeah kinda, you pay taxes on the market value of shares when they vest (become unrestricted). But only on the shares that have become unrestricted, not your still-restricted shares.

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