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Really? Could you link me to Skatteverket where it says this? The only info I find is that you tax when you sell your stock. I read most of this: https://www.s

• Kiro 7y ago
  I'm talking about employee stock options. Google "personaloptioner". When you exercise the options and get stocks you need to pay taxes on the difference between the strike price and the market value, even if you have no possibility to sell the stocks (if the company is private for example).
  • danans 7y ago
    > When you exercise the options and get stocks ... even if you have no possibility to sell the stocks Why exercise the options if you have no ability to sell them? The risk of unexercised options is totally on the employer who granted the options. For the employee, holding the option itself is likely a lower risk strategy than exercising and holding the illiquid stock.
    • Kiro 7y ago
      You have an expiration date. I had to exercise or I would lose them.