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kentonv on July 25, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Windsurf employee #2: I was given a payout of only...

That and $800 CA franchise tax. But the money wasn't really significant. It was just annoying to have to prepare the returns every year.

MichaelZuo on July 26, 2025 [–]

Did your legal counsel at the time not mention that was a possibility?

kentonv on July 26, 2025 | [–]

Yes, of course. But given the circumstances we all believed it was highly unlikely he'd actually sue.

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