Bender Corporation grants a nonqualified stock option to Penny, an employee, on January 1, 2015, that entitled

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Bender grants a nonqualified stock option to Penny, an employee, on January 1, 2015, that entitled Penny to acquire 1,000 shares of Bender stock at $80 per share. On this date, the stock has a $100 FMV and the option has a readily ascertainable FMV. Penny exercises the option on January 1, 2016 (when the FMV of the stock is $150), and acquires 1,000 shares of the stock for $80 per share. Penny later sells the Bender stock on January 1, 2018, for $200 per share.
a. What are the tax consequences to Penny and Bender on the following dates: January 1, 2015; January 1, 2016; and January 1, 2018?
b. How would your answer to Part a change if the Bender stock were instead closely-held and the option had no readily ascertainable FMV?
Corporation
A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...