• Choice 83(b) is an Internal Revenue Code (IRC) provision that gives an employee or startup founder the ability to pay taxes on the total fair market value of the restricted shares at the time of grant.

  • Elections 83(b) apply to share capital that is subject to vesting.
  • Election 83(b) warns the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to tax voter ownership at the time of grant rather than at the time of transfer of shares.