The Snowflake IPO: A case study in tax savings from exercising early

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- Liquidity Solutions For Employees
  Learn about our exercise and liquidity offerings for your options and shares.
- Secondary Sale
  Get cash by selling your options or shares through our network of buyers.
- Non-Recourse Financing
  Get the cash you need to own your stock options or gain some liquidity. Repay when your company exits.
Secfi Wealth
- Financial Advice For Employees
  Learn about our wealth management approach for those with equity.

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Secfi Liquidity
- Full-Service Liquidity Solutions
  Explore our liquidity options tailored for executives. Offering personalized strategies to help optimize your financial outcomes for your equity.
Secfi Wealth
- Full-Service Wealth Management
  Discover our holistic wealth management services, designed specifically for executives to potentially maximize wealth and plan for the future.
Employee Benefits
- Financing For Your Teams
  Learn about our equity solutions to support and empower your team.
- Equity Education For Your Teams
  Learn about our services to educate your teams on equity, ensuring they are well-informed and can make the most of their equity compensation.

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Secfi Asset Management
- Secfi Asset Management Overview
  Comprehensive overview of Secfi's asset management strategies and services.
Offerings
- Diversified Funds
  Invest in late-stage startups through Secfi's expertly managed diversified fund.
- Tailored SMA Vehicles
  Partner with Secfi for customized funds in late-stage private companies.
- Secfi Secondaries
  Connect and invest in private equity of leading startups via Secfi.

Tools

Calculate
- AMT Calculator
  Exercise incentive stock options without paying the alternative minimum tax.
- Equity Planner
  Exercise now or at IPO? Sell on the secondary market or hold? Understand your options in less than 5 minutes.
- Exercise Timing Planner
  Decide whether to exercise your stock options now or later.
- Stock Options Tax Calculator
  Calculate the costs to exercise your stock options - including taxes.
- Stock Option Exit Calculator
  See what your stock options could be worth.
- Equity Compensation Calculator
  Confidently negotiate your equity compensation
Insights
- Private Market Insights
  Value your pre-IPO stock with private market data

Resources

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- Secfi Learn
  Find answers, guides, explanatory videos, and more about your equity and finances.
- Company Case Studies
  Curated content for employees of the best startups
Newsletter
- Founders & Funders
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Vieje Piauwasdy

Last updated: August 2, 2024

Costs to exercise, now: $472,462 🥵

You probably know what's coming next. If Employee A waited until today to exercise at the $250 public price, then the tax bill goes up to ~$447k.

Vieje Piauwasdy

Senior director of equity strategy

San Francisco native (yes, really). @uw and Lowell High alum. I like to nerd out on fintech, stock options and taxes.