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The RSU Tax Trap: Why You'll Owe the IRS Five Figures Next April (and How to Fix It Before December)
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Your RSUs vested. Taxes came out of every vest. And you may still owe the IRS five figures in April, because your employer withholds a flat 22% by IRS default while your actual bracket is 32%, 35%, or 37%. Nothing went wrong. The system is built this way, and no one (not HR, your equity platform, or your CPA in March) is responsible for closing the gap.
In this episode, Hazel breaks down the RSU tax trap and the two moves that defuse it while there's still time this year. The first is closing the withholding gap with a new W-4, quarterly estimates, or a supplemental…
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