17/10/2026
Employer shares can be a powerful way to build wealth for Australian expats.
They can also quietly become one of your biggest financial risks.
Salary from one company.
Bonus from one company.
A large chunk of your wealth in the same company.
Then add deemed exercise rules that can apply in countries like Singapore.
If the share price falls at the wrong time, you can be left with a tax bill funded by an asset that is suddenly worth far less.
That's why it's always important to ask yourself:
"How exposed am I if something goes wrong..?"