October 28, 2020
I moved 🚀 to the US from Canada on a visa and these are some of my learnings.
What you should know 🤔 # Soon # Get your Social Security Number (SSN) card ASAP You’ll need it to open a bank account without hassle It will allow you to start building a credit history Get a credit card so you can build a US credit history.
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April 15, 2018
I was working at the Canadian branch of a US tech company and part of my compensation was in the form of stock options so I was curious in understanding how they were taxed.
Taxes on stock options are calculated based on the delta between Excercise Price and Strike Price. 50 % of the delta is taxed as income Stock Option Deduction. So, they are taxed at the same rate as capital gains.
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