On September 1, 2018, Beaconsfield Corporation grants Albert a nonqualified stock option to acquire 500 shares of

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On September 1, 2018, Beaconsfield Corporation grants Albert a nonqualified stock option to acquire 500 shares of the company’s stock for $8 per share. The fair market value of the stock on the date of grant is $14. Determine the tax consequences to both Albert and the Beaconsfield Corporation in each of the following situations:

a. The option has a readily ascertainable fair market value of $3 per share, and Albert exercises the option on February 15, 2019, when the fair market value of the stock is $16.

b. The option does not have readily ascertainable fair market value and Albert exercises the option on February 15, 2019, when the fair market value of the stock is $16.

c. The option has a readily ascertainable fair market value of $3 per share but is subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and Albert does not make a Section 83(b) election. When the restrictions lapse on September 30, 2019, the fair market value of the stock is $20 per share.

d. The option has a readily ascertainable fair market value of $3 per share but is subject to substantial risk of forfeiture and Albert makes a Section 83(b) election.

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Concepts In Federal Taxation

ISBN: 9781337702621

26th Edition

Authors: Kevin E. Murphy, Mark Higgins

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