The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continued recent improvements to the process for making elections under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). Until last year, an 83(b) election was made in a...more
As explained in a prior blog, last year the IRS released Form 15620, an approved IRS form for making Section 83(b) elections under the Internal Revenue Code. Historically the IRS has required taxpayers to submit their 83(b)...more
Last year, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Form 15620 for taxpayers to make elections under section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, an important part of US tax planning for founders, employees, board...more
For the first time, the IRS has issued an official form to be used for making an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. Until the IRS issued Form 15620 in late 2024, taxpayers used their own “homemade”...more
Many people make Section 83(b) elections, named for the subsection of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that authorizes them. Simply put, a Section 83(b) election allows taxpayers to include in their gross income the fair...more