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Startup equity: stock options, 409A and the tax rules

Options from the tax rules up: what the employee owes, what the company must prove about price, and what it files.

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Startup stock options: ISO vs NSO tax, 409A, Rule 701How ISOs and NSOs are taxed at grant, exercise and sale, the $100,000 rule, AMT, how 409A sets the strike price, Rule 701 limits and Form 3921 reporting.3,986
409A valuation: what it is, how it works, what it costsA 409A valuation sets the fair market value of a startup's common stock and the strike price of its options: the rule, the three steps, cost and timing.3,862
CFO time management at a startup: a weekly systemHow a startup CFO manages time: what the clock fixes, how to sort the rest, hours the job needs, a worked 50-hour week, 90-day priorities and what it costs.2,066
Startup finance team structure: roles and reporting linesHow a startup finance team is structured: who reports to whom, the hierarchy of finance roles, when to hire each one, size benchmarks and first-hire types.4,106
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