Double-Trigger RSU Tax: How Private-Company RSUs Get Taxed at a Liquidity Event

Double-trigger RSUs are taxed as ordinary income at the liquidity event, not at vest. Here's why 22% withholding rarely covers the bill, with worked examples and a financing plan.

Mike Navarro·June 24, 2026·9 min read

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How to Read Your RSU W-2: Boxes, Codes, and the Withholding Gap

Your RSU income hides inside W-2 Box 1 as wages, not on a separate line. Here's a box-by-box walkthrough of where vesting income, withholding, and the gap you'll owe at tax time actually show up.

Mike Navarro·June 24, 2026·7 min read

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