The difference is in the US you must pay the tax immediately, in Australia, it's included as income but you don't pay tax until you lodge your tax return.
For example:
Pia receives shares in May 2025, the financial year ends 30 June 2025
Assuming Pia uses a tax agent and her tax lodgement history is good, her 2025 tax return won't be due until 15 May 2026 and the tax payable (if any) won't be due until 6 June 2026.
If Pia is selling for tax reasons it's more likely to be in relation to shares issued in the 2024 financial year, for which tax will be payable in 9 days time.
We can expect another one of these announcements in May 2026 lol.
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