TL;DR

• Global Complexity: Global compliance is overwhelming, with 85% of executives citing increased complexity in the last three years. Cross-border hiring for tech roles doubled from 2020 to 2023.
  
• The Risk: Manual tracking leads to missed filings (like 83(b) or 409A expiration), resulting in penalties and damaged trust.
  
• The Solution: Slice Global, the first AI native global equity compliance platform, created a Compliance Engine built on an event-driven architecture that continuously checks against 60+ global tax authorities.
  
• Expertise: The system provides proactive protection against high-risk issues and features Slice AI for immediate, plain-language guidance on tax impact and resolution.

Equity Management Without Compliance Is Just Guesswork

As companies grow, the complexity of managing their equity grows with them. Every new country, stakeholder, or equity grant adds complex tracking requirements, particularly around tax filings, cross-border mobility, and regulatory reporting.

‍The reality is, global compliance is overwhelming. According to PwC's most recent Global Compliance Survey, the majority of executives feel they are fighting a losing battle:

• 85% of executives feel that compliance requirements have become more complex in the last three years.
• 77% stated that compliance issues had negatively impacted their company’s ability to drive growth.
  

PwC notes that for global companies, this complexity is particularly amplified:

‍“Half of survey respondents have a global remit and must navigate different laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions, which amplifies compliance complexity.” [PwC survey].

Too often, these critical details live in spreadsheets, email chains, or Slack threads. By the time someone notices that an 83(b) wasn’t filed or a 409A has expired, it’s too late. Teams scramble, penalties follow, and trust takes a hit inside the company and with regulators.

At Slice Global, we saw this happening constantly. Fast-moving teams were doing everything right to hire, retain, and grow, yet compliance gaps still slipped through. So we asked ourselves something simple: What if compliance wasn’t reactive, but a living system - always watching, always updating, always helping? That principle, the need for proactive equity management, became the foundation for the Slice Global Compliance Center.

Why Compliance Needed Its Own Command Center 

The way companies operate today has changed. They are becoming global from day one, and this shift is accelerating: cross-border hiring for tech roles doubled from 2020 to 2023 (Oyster Global Hiring Trends & Impact Report 2025). People move between countries, and regulations shift faster than most legacy systems can keep up.

At Slice Global, compliance has been at the core of our platform since day one. It’s the framework that connects everything from grants, valuations, tax rules, and mobility data. This centralized intelligence is the only way to proactively guard against failures like expired 409A valuations or late 83(b) filings. And because compliance is central to how the Slice Global platform operates, it deserved its own dedicated mission control.‍

That meant building something that could:

• Automatically aggregate every compliance obligation across global entities and stakeholders.
• Rank obligations automatically by regulatory risk and deadline urgency.
• Facilitate cross-functional action and collaboration right within the platform.

The result is a single, clear mission-control dashboard where finance, legal, and HR teams can see everything, including what’s overdue, what’s critical, and what to prioritize next..

The Engine That Powers It All 

At the heart of the Slice Global Compliance Center is our Compliance Engine, a system that was built specifically to continuously review your equity data and spot potential compliance issues before they place your company at risk.

How It Works

Any time a critical event occurs, such as a grant is issued, an employee exercises, or someone relocates, the engine automatically runs a compliance check. It compares that event against hundreds of jurisdiction-specific rules from our global database, which covers 60+ tax authorities worldwide, including HMRC (UK), IRS (US), ATO (Australia), and the Danish Tax Agency (SKAT).‍

Each rule includes thresholds, deadlines, and conditions. When the system detects an issue, it instantly assigns a priority level (low, medium, or high) and creates a direct alert in your mission-control dashboard.

For example: “HMRC valuation expired or missing” is immediately labeled as high risk. The alert appears automatically and can be turned into a task, assigned to a teammate, discussed amongst peers, and completed, all within the Slice Global equity platform.

Live Compliance, Powered by Data 

Compliance rules change constantly. In fact, a majority of executives consistently rank complying with evolving tax laws and regulations as their top strategic challenge (Source: Deloitte Tax Transformation Trends 2025). Tax limits shift, filing processes evolve, and new reports appear every year.

To keep up, we built a continuously updated compliance database that blends internal research, partnerships with local legal experts, and automated data feeds. This data powers the engine so your dashboard always reflects current rules as they stand today. 

On a technical level, the engine runs on an event-driven architecture. When a relevant data point changes, a stakeholder moves countries, a grant is amended, or a vesting milestone hits. Slice Global checks only the affected items. That makes it fast, efficient, and scalable even for large organizations with thousands of grants and employees.

The outcome: compliance that stays fresh, accurate, and ready. No manual recalculations, no stale alerts, and no surprises at audit time.

Making Compliance Understandable 

A compliance tool isn’t helpful if nobody can understand what it’s telling them. That’s why each alert in the Compliance Center includes clear, plain-language explanations of what happened, why it matters, and what steps to take next.

For instance, an alert about an exercise price below the 409A valuation includes guidance on how that could affect tax treatment and who should review it. Everything is written to be human-readable, ensuring your cross-functional teams can act quickly:

• Finance teams can take immediate action on tax implications.
• HR teams know what to communicate to employees.
• Legal teams can review the context without decoding technical jargon.

Slice AI: Context-Aware Guidance

Slice AI is built directly into this experience. Inside every alert, you can reference the AI to ask questions, clarify details, or get guidance specific to your situation. This provides on-demand expertise right when you need it.

For example, you can type:

• “Explain the tax impact of this alert in plain English”
• “Who in our organization should resolve this?”

Slice AI responds using the exact data that generated the alert, so you’re always working with accurate, context-aware answers, a significant advantage over generic chatbot responses.

‍Built for How Teams Actually Work‍

Compliance is rarely one person’s job. It involves Finance, HR, Legal, and sometimes external advisors. This cross-functional alignment is a required step toward building an effective compliance culture.

According to the PwC Global Compliance Study, successful compliance is built on collaboration:

• Coordination with compliance teams (37%) was ranked as the most important factor for creating a strong compliance culture.
• Organizations that align compliance functions see direct results like: better decision-making (59%), increased transparency (58%), and improved awareness (56%).

To meet this need, we focused on making the Slice Global Compliance Center collaborative and actionable.

‍The Compliance Dashboard

At the top, teams can see a quick breakdown, for example, low, medium, or high-priority items. We list the most common issues so you can understand which ones are recurring company-wide. The center highlights time-sensitive tasks like Form 3921 filings, HMRC notifications, and annual reports. Each user also has a personal “My To-Do List” showing only their items to help keep track of important global equity tasks.

Task Workflow

Each alert can be tracked as: To Do, Completed, or Archived. You can assign it to someone, add comments, tag teammates, and keep everything tracked in one secure place.

Collaboration Layer

Every alert keeps a full activity log, making it easy to see who handled what and when. Our customers have called this a lifesaver during audits or investor reviews as it provides an instant, auditable history of every action taken. Teams can also chat inside the alert, keeping context in one place and tagging each other when they need to loop someone in.

The result: one unified workspace for compliance, and not scattered notes on Slack threads.

‍Equity Compliance Fundamentals: FAQ

What is a 409A valuation, and why is an expired one so costly?

A 409A valuation is an independent appraisal of a private company's common stock's Fair Market Value (FMV), required by the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. It determines the minimum price (strike price) at which employees can purchase their stock options.

The valuation is valid for a maximum of 12 months, or until a material event occurs. If a company grants options with an expired valuation, the consequences fall on the employees. The IRS can trigger immediate taxation on all vested options, plus a punitive 20% penalty tax and interest on unpaid obligations.

What exactly is an 83(b) election, and who is responsible for filing it?

An 83(b) election is a tax election that allows an individual (founder or employee) who receives restricted stock to pay ordinary income tax on the equity's value at the time it is granted rather than waiting until the equity vests. This strategy aims to pay tax when the stock’s value is low. The employee is solely responsible for making the 83(b) election, and it must be filed with the IRS within 30 days of receiving the property, with no exceptions.