Employee Equity
What Happens to RSUs When Your Company Is Acquired
Restricted stock units follow the merger agreement and your award terms. This guide covers public-company RSUs, startup double-trigger RSUs and the tax withheld when they settle.
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Employee Equity
What Happens to Your RSUs and Stock Options When You Are Laid Off
A layoff splits your equity into what has vested and what has not. How RSUs, options and double-trigger units are treated, and which document decides.
Employee Equity
How RSUs Are Taxed at Vesting and When You Sell the Shares
Restricted stock units create wage income on your W-2 when shares are delivered, then a capital gain or loss when you sell. Where the numbers show up and the basis trap on Form 1099-B.