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by abalone 3635 days ago
Hold up. This post proposes using "single trigger RSUs" instead of options, claiming that taxes are deferrable to a liquidity event. But according to this[1], FICA taxes are still due on vesting. So RSUs would still have immediate tax consequences, potentially very expensive for unicorns.

Are there actually any startups offering RSUs?

[1] https://www.acc.com/chapters/wisc/upload/The-Rise-of-Restric...