So what you are saying is, you have to issue the Cow shares NOW (this year), ahead of the IPO (for non-employees), because you can argue to the tax agency that the shares are worth only $0.15, and not $10. Hoping, that the tax agencies will accept it. Hmmm.
One other thing. The Wealth tax (as of dec 31). It applies to the Dutch folks but I also learned recently that it applies to Snow in Norway. Even though it is only 1% or 2% on the total, it still adds up when considering 100,000 cow shares x $10 (or even much higher by dec 31) market value. And we don't even know if the de-SPAC will ever happen......
Two, it would be best for people to hire a tax advisor when they file the tax return for this year. I was hoping none of this would be necessary.