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2026-04-30
What Is QSBS and How Do Founders Qualify?
Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code lets founders and early investors exclude up to the greater of $10 million or 10x basis on a sale of qualified small business stock. The five-year clock, the active-business test, the gross-asset cap, and the rollover under Section 1045.
2026-04-30
What Is a 409A Valuation and When Do I Need One?
Stock options must be granted at an exercise price equal to or above fair market value to avoid the punitive tax regime under IRC Section 409A. The three safe harbors at 26 C.F.R. Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iv)(B), refresh cadence, and the cost of getting it wrong.
2026-04-30
How a SAFE Converts at Series A
Post-money SAFE math, valuation cap and discount rate mechanics, dilution incidence on the common and option pool, and why three $1M SAFEs at a $10M cap is not the same as raising $3M at a $10M valuation.
2026-04-30
The 83(b) Election Explained: Founders, Employees, and Restricted Stock
The 30-day statutory deadline under IRC Section 83(b), what an election does, what happens if you miss it, and the post-2025 mailing/portal practice. With the actual mechanics for founders and the option-grant context for employees.
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