Apply taxes on stock options only when sold

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  Pieter Levels

  Solo serial entrepreneur

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  The current tax policy in the EU taxes stock options at the time they are exercised, creating a significant financial burden on employees who have not yet realized any tangible financial gain. This approach stifles innovation, discourages entrepreneu... more Unverified source

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  Pontus Braunerhjelm

  Swedish economist focused on entrepreneurship policy

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  any form of taxation of stock options [...] greatly reduces the attractiveness of this instrument for employees. Unverified source (2024)

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  Bartier Perry

  Australian commercial law firm

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  An employee or consultant receiving an interest in shares [...] should only be taxed when a capital gain is made on the disposal of the interest. Unverified source (2013)

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  Policy and Strategy, Inland Revenue and the Treasury

  New Zealand government tax policy division

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  These problems could be avoided by delaying the taxing point until the shares are sold or listed. Unverified source (2016)

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  Philipp Herkelmann

  Author of EU-ESOP startup equity proposal

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  Employees will only be faced with a tax event at the point of sale [...] there should be no tax event prior to that. Unverified source

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  Highgate

  Slovak law and tax advisory firm

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  we therefore try to find legal ways [...] to divert the moment of taxation to the moment of actually received cash income. Unverified source

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  Index Ventures

  European venture capital firm

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  This is a critical factor impacting the attractiveness of stock options. The later they are taxed, the better. Not only for the employee – but in our opinion, also for governments, because tax-receipts are maximised by targeting the point of greatest... more Unverified source (2018)

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  Not Optional

  EU stock options advocacy initiative

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  Not Optional – the Index Ventures-led campaign to improve stock option rules and improve conditions for employee ownership of Europe’s startups – today marks its fifth anniversary with an update to its country rankings and a call for pan-European ali... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Elo Madiste

  Estonian stock options tax specialist

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  The exercise of stock options is the most common point of taxation in most countries. Only a few countries allow postponing the tax until later, under specific conditions. However, the benefit arising from stock options doesn’t immediately translate ... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Michaela Jefferson

  UK-based business and tax journalist

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  There are two primary considerations. The first is when you get taxed: is it only at the point of sale (i.e. when you are able to liquidate your shares)? Is there an additional tax to pay when exercising stock options or when shares vest? Or, are you... more Unverified source (2023)

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  Frederic W. Cook

  US executive compensation consultant

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  In summary, I would say that the tax compact set in the Revenue Act of 1950 was that the employee would get capital gains only at sale and the corporation would forego a tax deduction. For the next 50 years, I would suggest that we change that tax c... more Unverified source (2000)

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