ESPP Total Return Calculator
Simplified model: purchase at FMV × (1 − discount), compare sale price. Disqualifying mode taxes bargain + appreciation as ordinary (rough); qualifying mode taxes bargain as ordinary and remaining gain as LTCG (very rough—real ESPP math varies).
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