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1. Educational Simulation Disclaimer

Not Certified Tax or Investment Advice: goldenhandcuffs.fyi is an automated modeling and educational calculation platform. Calculations provided on this website are simulations based on published IRS statutory guidelines (IRC § 3402(g)) and state supplemental schedules. The calculations do NOT constitute certified tax advice, certified financial planning, or formal legal counsel.

Actual individual tax liabilities vary based on factors outside the scope of simplified calculators, including but not limited to: alternative minimum tax (AMT), prior-year capital loss carryforwards, itemized deductions, net investment income tax (NIIT), spouse/partner income, dual-state resident filings, and employer-specific vesting terms.

Always consult a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Enrolled Agent (EA), or fiduciary financial planner before making irrevocable financial decisions or executing large equity liquidations.

2. Use of Calculator & Content

You are granted a revocable, non-exclusive license to use the calculators and programmatic reference data for your personal equity planning or informational research. You agree not to:

  • Use automated scrapers, bots, or extraction scripts to disrupt service availability.
  • Misrepresent output from this platform as guaranteed IRS-certified tax advice.
  • Reverse-engineer or republish the platform's proprietary datasets for commercial redistribution without written consent.

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Under no circumstances shall goldenhandcuffs.fyi, its maintainers, or its affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages resulting from underwithholding penalties, safe-harbor interest charges, or investment decisions resulting from the use of this website.

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