Can you give stock options to an employee on an employer of record?
What each provider's own pages say about equity for the people it employs for you: whether it handles the tax withholding and reporting, how far its help goes, and what it charges where it says.
Usually yes. Your company grants the options or shares under its own plan; the employer of record, as the legal employer, runs the local payroll side: the tax withholding, social security and reporting each country requires when the equity vests or is exercised. How much the provider takes on varies, and some charge for it on top of the monthly fee, so ask for it in writing before you grant. Get local advice on the plan itself: some countries tax options at grant, others at exercise or sale.
Providers that say they support equity
Read the wording: some run the withholding and reporting themselves, some help where the obligation is theirs, some only on request. Providers not listed say nothing about it on their public pages.
- Can I give my employees equity? Some people wonder if using an EOR means they can still grant employees equity. The short answer is "yes" but it really depends on the country.↗AffiliateVisit
- If Client wishes to make equity-based compensation through Multiplier to the Resource, the Parties will enter into an arrangement for such ESOP services.↗AffiliateVisit
- Can I give my EOR employees equity? Yes. Equity is taxed differently in every country, and as the legal employer Remote is responsible for getting that right.↗AffiliateVisit
- Tax coordination, payroll processing Simplify the global equity compensation process with comprehensive service that assists with country-specific tax withholdings and equity-associated payroll processing.↗AffiliateVisit
What it costs
The providers that publish a price for equity, in their own words. Everyone else prices it on request.
Before you sign
- Benefits and health insurance: what else each provider offers on top of the salary.
- Contract terms: the minimum term and exit charges, before your hire's options start to vest.
- EOR or your own entity: when a growing team abroad is worth a company of your own.
Hiring abroad and granting equity? Tell us the country: we rank the providers that employ there and get you quotes, including what they charge for equity.
Get matchedRead on each provider's own pages on 4 November 2026. This is not tax or legal advice: how equity is taxed depends on the country and the plan, so confirm it with an adviser before you grant.