I’m sure there have been similar questions in the past, but a look through the wiki and past posts doesn’t come up with my exact question so I’m making this post. (There’s a non-zero chance that a lack of proper financial literacy might be my issue here, so sorry in advance if this question covers some basic points hit elsewhere)
I’m a US citizen that has lived in Japan for a few years and have recently been given a job offer that has a yearly salary, bonus, and RSU (valued in USD) benefit package. I’m trying to calculate what my monthly take home would be, but I’m running into trouble as no calculator I can find has RSUs added in. My understanding is that RSUs are counted as taxable income once they vest, not once they are sold, and so I would be on the hook for their value as part of my taxes. If this is the case my taxable income would be salary + bonus + RSU value at time of vesting, but my actual income (assuming I do not sell the stock immediately) would be salary + bonus. Is this correct?
Since the taxable income and what I’ve termed “real income” above differ, how should I go about calculating my monthly take home pay?
by HauntedBearClaw