JFL is a CCPC company and has offered Gene the following stock option incentive as part of
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JFL is a CCPC company and has offered Gene the following stock option incentive as part of his employment package. In 2021 Gene will be granted an option to purchase 5000 common shares of his employer's company for $2 per share. The fair market value of the shares at the date the option will be granted is $3.20 per share. No other stock options will be granted in 2021. Gene is planning on exercising the option to buy 5000 shares in 2022 when the shares are expected to be worth $6 per share. Gene plans to hold onto these 5000 shares until 2025 when he will sell them and the market price is expected to be $10 per share.
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Provide Gene with the possible tax implications if he follows the plan he has provided above, assuming all values do become the values in his plan. Show supporting calculations and values to support your advice.
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Authors: Richard G. Schroeder, Myrtle W. Clark, Jack Cathey
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