$$ Why do corporations issue convertible securities$?$

$$ What are the advantages of using restricted stock to compensate employees?

$$ What are the disadvantages of using restricted stock to compensate employees?

$$ What are some reasons that employees might prefer this type of compensation?

$$ What is a reverse stock split? What would be the effect of a reverse stock split on one million $$1$ par share? On the accounting methods?

$$ Skim through the major tenets of the PwC Stock$-$based compensation. In March $2016,$ the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update $($ASU$)2016-09,$ Compensation$$Stock Compensation $($Topic $718)$: Improvements to Employee Share$-$Based Payment Accounting, which amends ASC $718.$ What are a few of the improvements to employee share$-$based payment accounting discussed in the report?