Incentive Stock Options and Non-Qualified Stock Options trigger taxes at different events and rates. This guide covers the AMT trap, qualifying vs. disqualifying dispositions, the $100,000 ISO vesting limit, and eight strategies tech workers use to lower the tax bill on equity compensation.
NFTs are taxed as property under US rules. Long-term gains on collectible NFTs are capped at 28%, creator sales are ordinary self-employment income, and Form 1099-DA reporting from marketplaces begins with 2025 transactions. This guide covers the math, the forms, and the moves to make before filing.
A 2026 guide to Section 1202 QSBS for founders, early employees, and angel investors — eligibility tests, the new $15M cap and tiered holding periods under OBBBA, stacking with non-grantor trusts, state conformity gaps in California and Pennsylvania, and how to claim the exclusion on Form 8949.
Section 1031 lets real estate investors defer capital gains and depreciation recapture by swapping investment properties, but only when the 45-day identification window, 180-day closing deadline, qualified intermediary rules, and post-TCJA like-kind requirements are followed exactly.
A plain-English guide to IRS Section 1091 — the 61-day window, what counts as "substantially identical," the IRA trap that destroys losses permanently, the current crypto exemption, and how to report a wash sale on Form 8949.
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