Under Section 1202 there are no requirements for applying for QSBS the day stock is purchased or keeping records over the course of the holding period. Even though you do not have to keep records while holding the QSBS you should. It would be maniacal to try … Read More
Not sure if the stock you’re invested in is QSBS, learn more about our QSBS Monitoring Platform What even is this so called SAFE note? A "SAFE" note stands for simple agreement for future equity. SAFE notes were invented by the famous Silicon Valley accelerator fund Y Combinator. Since … Read More
Under Section 1202(h)(1) inherited QSBS is considered a tax-free transfer, which maintains QSBS qualification to the transferee. If the inherited stock qualified for QSBS when it was acquired by the precedent holder than the stock will qualify for section 1202 QSBS. The transferor's holding period and basis … Read More
Contingent payments can be ambiguous, which causes headaches for transaction tax planning. A few examples of contingent payments are (i) fixed installment payments if a certain level of earnings is met or (ii) contingent payments based on a percentage of the operating cash flow over the next … Read More
The tax code does not directly say if you make a second stock acquisition in a non-QSB stock that it will not affect your first stock's QSBS qualification, but the two purchases will be treated as mutually exclusive. Even if the second stock did qualify for section … Read More
Individuals and pass-through entities are considered eligible investors for QSBS purposes. Venture Capital (VC) firms are formed under a limited liability partnership (LLP) legal structure, which is a pass-through entity. Therefore, limited partners (investors) in a VC firm will be able to take advantage of the Section … Read More
The timing of exercising stock options can vary from person to person and depends on whether your options are non-qualified (NQSO) or incentive stock options (ISOs). ISOs can only be granted to employees, unlike NQSOs that can be granted to anyone (i.e. contractors, employees, and directors). … Read More
Stock options could qualify for QSBS after they are exercised, but there are a few steps you should take before exercising your "QSBS stock options". If you are concerned about the tax implications of selling or exercising your QSBS stock options than you are in the right … Read More
On October 25, 2023, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed Assembly Bill 406 updating Wisconsin to conform to Federal QSBS regulations, retroactive to January 1, 2019. Previously, Wisconsin had followed section 1202, but at a 50% tax exclusion on capital gains from the sale of QSBS, for stock … Read More
West Virginia follows the Section 1202 100% tax exclusion on capital gains from the sale of QSBS. Therefore, capital gains on the sale of QSBS will not only be excluded from federal income taxes, but also state income taxes if all of the guidelines are followed. Federal QSBS Exclusions and State … Read More