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procaryoteyesterday at 5:43 PM1 replyview on HN

It's only a gain if you sell.

Selling a company and paying tax on the profit in tax is a completely different proposition from paying tax on hypothetical profit you haven't made (and might never make) just because you want to move.


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lazyasciiartyesterday at 9:57 PM

That's what unrealized means. Gains you haven't got because you haven't sold.