Moved States Mid-Year With Equity? How Your RSUs Are Taxed

Relocating doesn't reset the tax clock on your equity. Your RSUs and options are sourced by where you worked during the vesting period, so your old state can still tax a share long after you leave. Here's how multi-state allocation works.

Mike Navarro·June 24, 2026·7 min read

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New Jersey Income Tax: Brackets to 10.75% and How RSUs Are Taxed

New Jersey's Gross Income Tax runs from 1.4% to 10.75% across eight brackets. Here's where equity-comp households actually land, how RSU vesting and ISO gains are taxed, and why NJ's lack of a flat supplemental rate matters for withholding.

Mike Navarro·June 24, 2026·7 min read

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Massachusetts Income Tax: 5% Flat Rate, 4% Surtax & RSUs

Massachusetts taxes most income at a flat 5%, plus a 4% Fair Share surtax above $1,083,150 — a 9% top rate. Here's how that hits RSU vesting, ISO gains, and capital gains, and how a big equity event can cross the surtax line.

Mike Navarro·June 24, 2026·7 min read

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Oregon Income Tax: 9.9% Top Rate and the RSU Withholding Gap

Oregon's income tax tops out at 9.9%, and that top rate begins at just $125,000. Its optional 8% supplemental withholding under-withholds RSU income, so equity earners owe Oregon at filing. Here's how the brackets and the gap work.

Mike Navarro·June 24, 2026·7 min read

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Illinois Income Tax: Flat 4.95% Rate and How It Taxes RSUs

Illinois taxes all income at a single flat 4.95% rate, including RSU vesting, ISO gains, and capital gains. Here's how the flat rate hits your equity comp, why there's no bracket gap, and what to plan for.

Mike Navarro·June 24, 2026·7 min read

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New York QSBS Exclusion (2025): §1202 Gain Is Tax-Free at the State Level Too

New york qsbs exclusion: §1202 zeroes your federal tax, and because New York conforms, the same gain is $0 at the state and city level too — unlike California. See the numbers.

Mike Navarro·June 16, 2026·5 min read

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Washington RSU Tax Calculator (2025): Withholding, Shortfall, and Vesting Examples

Washington has no state income tax on RSU vests, but a 7% capital gains tax on long-term sale gains over $270,000 — see the federal gap for your bracket.

Mike Navarro·June 16, 2026·6 min read

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Washington ISO AMT Calculator (2025): Exercise Limits and Worked Examples

Free Washington ISO AMT calculator: find your AMT-free exercise limit and the federal AMT bill on a full ISO exercise. Washington has no income tax — run your numbers in 60 seconds.

Mike Navarro·June 16, 2026·4 min read

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Virginia RSU Tax Calculator (2025): Withholding, Shortfall, and Vesting Examples

This Virginia RSU tax calculator shows the gap between 22% federal withholding and your real bracket, plus VA's 5.75% rate. See the gap for your bracket.

Mike Navarro·June 16, 2026·4 min read

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Texas RSU Tax Calculator (2025): Withholding, Shortfall, and Vesting Examples

Texas RSU tax calculator for 2025: no state income tax at vest, 22% federal supplemental, no TX capital gains. Run your numbers in 60 seconds.

Mike Navarro·June 16, 2026·5 min read

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Texas ISO AMT Calculator (2025): Exercise Limits and Worked Examples

Texas iso amt calculator: model your ISO exercise with zero state tax. See AMT-free share limits and worked examples — run your numbers in 60 seconds.

Mike Navarro·June 16, 2026·4 min read

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Pennsylvania RSU Tax Calculator (2025): Withholding, Shortfall, and Vesting Examples

Pennsylvania RSU tax calculator: federal 22% supplemental vs PA flat 3.07%, three worked vests, and the dollar shortfall default withholding leaves you.

Mike Navarro·June 16, 2026·5 min read

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