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description: How Ltax helped a corporate executive coordinate RSU vesting, NQSO exercises and ISO exercises as part of a multi-year plan to minimize income tax and AMT exposure while reducing concentrated stock risk.
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# Case Study

How we helped a rising corporate executive coordinate RSU vesting, NQSO exercises and ISO exercises as part of a multi-year plan to minimize income tax and AMT exposure while reducing concentrated stock risk.

## Subject

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), Non-Qualified Stock Options (NQSOs) and Incentive Stock Options (ISOs) held by a rising executive at a publicly traded healthcare technology company.

## Objectives

- Build one coordinated strategy across RSUs, NQSOs and ISOs, not managed in isolation
- Reduce concentrated stock exposure as equity continues to vest
- Identify maximum ISO exercise with no incremental AMT
- Raise liquidity to fund diversification and long-term goals

## Process

- LTax Team: modeled regular tax, AMT/TMT and after-tax liquidity across sequencing scenarios
- Wealth Planning Team: built the baseline financial plan behind every decision
- Estate & Trust Team: evaluated trusts to cut future estate exposure and fund the children’s trusts

## Strategy

- Modeled 2026 RSU vesting and NQSO exercise to find the ISO “AMT crossover point”
- Exercised ISOs up to crossover at no incremental AMT cost
- Sold a targeted portion of NQSOs immediately; sell-to-cover on the remainder
- Funded a Donor Advised Fund; evaluating a Qualified Opportunity Fund for 2027
- Set a repeatable, multiyear cadence for future vesting and exercise decisions

## Results

Client has structure and process around decision-making for exercised options and remaining ISOs. Funding of retirement and financial plan has been initiated. Portfolio risk has been significantly reduced.

**Estimated tax savings: $437,179.00**

Client now has a repeatable, multiyear framework for RSU vesting, option exercises and remaining ISOs. Concentration risk is sharply reduced, the full ISO AMT crossover was captured at no incremental federal cost, and QOF funding is in planning for early 2027.

**Potential tax savings: $612,480**

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