I've heard that California taxes capital gains if you had ever been in the state even if you don't live there anymore?<p>I have some stock options for a non public company (series B), should I vest them while I'm in CA or should I move elsewhere first and then vest to avoid some cryptic CA tax?
I thought the FTB rule was that you were subject to tax if the options themselves were awarded in CA, regardless of eventual vest location. Unless you were a hired remote employee of a CA company, I think.