Where Applied Intuition sits today
Applied Intuition is a pre-ipo AI company headquartered in CA. An active secondary market gives employees a path to partial liquidity before IPO through platforms like Forge, Hiive, EquityZen, or company-run tender offers.
What Washington residency changes
Washington has no state wage income tax. A Applied Intuition liquidity event while you're a Washington resident means federal-only exposure (up to 37% on RSU settlement plus 3.8% NIIT on capital gains). That's a meaningful structural advantage compared with CA or NY residents.
QSBS and Washington
Washington has no state income tax, so QSBS treatment applies only at the federal level. Section 1202 exclusion produces the full benefit here with no state claw-back.
Moves to make before the liquidity event
Adopt a 10b5-1 plan during the last open window before Applied Intuition's S-1 (90-day cooling-off for non-officers, 120 days for officers/directors). Model federal AMT before any ISO exercise. Maximize after-tax 401(k) contributions in the months before IPO, while your ordinary income is still at the pre-IPO baseline. A move into a high-tax state before IPO will cost you meaningfully on the equity vest; stay in Washington through the settlement year if possible.
Related guides
- Applied Intuition equity overview
- Applied Intuition · Secondary-market sales
- Applied Intuition · Tender offer guide
- Applied Intuition · 10b5-1 plan preparation
- Applied Intuition · Pre-IPO tax planning
- Applied Intuition · QSBS eligibility
- Washington ISO AMT overview
- Washington QSBS treatment
- Moving involving Washington