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Drbble on March 2, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Notch gives his $3,000,000 Minecraft dividend to h...

This is one reason why, at US tax rates, it would be more efficient to split the bonus over 2 or more years. Also, that delayed vesting could help with retention.

rprasad on March 2, 2012 [–]

There is no tax advantage in the U.S. to splitting a dividend into two years. Dividends are taxed at a flat rate, currently 15%.

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