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What is Equity Comp?

What Is Equity Compensation? A 101 Guide For Immigrants

What is equity compensation? This is a 101 guide for immigrants and foreign nationals on work visas with equity compensation. I address NSO’s, ISO’s, RSU’s ESPPs and Performance Stock Units.

In this intro guide – we discuss the characteristics of each, the tax treatment of each type and what to watch out for with each type.

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FIRE_Skip Tax Compliance Issues

Mastering FIRE Tax Strategies on a Work Visa

Part of being able to successfully implement the FIRE strategy on a work visa is saving or minimizing on taxes.

Having to pay tax penalties because of tax-compliance issues goes against that. In this post, I discuss ways to be tax-compliant with overseas assets and avoid having to pay tax penalties.

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Investing on a work visa

Can I Invest In The US Market While On A Work Visa? Our Smart Investing Strategies

One of the questions I get all the time is how to invest in the US stock market using special accounts like Roth IRAs, HSAs, 401ks, 529, etc. on an H-1B or other work visa (L-1, O-1, H1B1, TN, and E3)

This is keeping in mind that work visas are by nature temporary non-immigrant visas and technically the holder is expected to depart the US after the work assignment.

The post is a summary of a more in-depth technical, nerdy paper written for advisors on the Nerds Eye View Blog by Michael Kitces.

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Top Roth IRA Mistakes To Avoid

Avoiding Critical Roth IRA Mistakes: Expert Guide

Everybody is keen to have a Roth IRA account, but messing up with the rules can be very costly.

You still have time to make a ROTH contribution for 2022. But please, don’t make the following mistakes as you make the contributions.

If on a work visa, please pay special attention to the last point.

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