Your startup equity tax questions, answered.
Understand what your equity could be worth and compare tax planning strategies based on when, where, and for how much you exercise and sell your startup equity.
Understand what your equity could be worth and compare tax planning strategies based on when, where, and for how much you exercise and sell your startup equity.
View your equity’s current and potential future value
Track your startup’s equity grants, like stock options and RSUs to get insights on the current and future value.
Track your startup’s equity grants, like stock options and RSUs to get insights on the current and future value.
Customize your exercise/sale strategy based on your goals and guestimates
Planning for an upcoming IPO? Exercising startup options before switching jobs? Our equity tools let you personalize scenarios based on the situation you want to plan for.
Planning for an upcoming IPO? Exercising startup options before switching jobs? Our equity tools let you personalize scenarios based on the situation you want to plan for.
Compare tradeoffs of various equity tax strategies
Harness will give you smart insights and calculate detailed tax/profit projections based on scenarios that optimize for different goals, like:
Harness will give you smart insights and calculate detailed tax/profit projections based on scenarios that optimize for different goals, like:
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Minimizing additional taxes
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avoiding the alternative minimum tax (AMT)
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lowering investment risk
Ask an advisor: Personalize a tax plan for your equity
Talk with a tax advisor experienced in equity to personalize your equity strategy over multiple years.
Talk with a tax advisor experienced in equity to personalize your equity strategy over multiple years.
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