Questions from Individual Taxation


Q: Yost received 300 NQOs (each option gives Yost the right to

Yost received 300 NQOs (each option gives Yost the right to purchase 10 shares of Cutter Corporation stock for $15 per share) at the time he started working for Cutter Corporation three years ago. Cut...

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Q: Haven received 200 NQOs (each option gives him the right to

Haven received 200 NQOs (each option gives him the right to purchase 20 shares of Barlow Corporation stock for $7 per share) at the time he started working for Barlow Corporation three years ago when...

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Q: Mark received 10 ISOs at the time he started working for Hendricks

Mark received 10 ISOs at the time he started working for Hendricks Corporation five years ago when Hendricks’s price was $5 per share (each option gives him the right to purchase 10 shares of Hendrick...

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Q: Antonio received 40 ISOs at the time he started working for Zorro

Antonio received 40 ISOs at the time he started working for Zorro Corporation six years ago (each option gives him the right to purchase 20 shares of Zorro stock for $3 per share). Zorro’s share price...

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Q: Harmer Inc. is now a successful company. In the early

Harmer Inc. is now a successful company. In the early days (before it became profitable), it issued incentive stock options (ISOs) to its employees. Now Harmer is trying to decide whether to issue non...

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Q: On January 1, year 1, Dave received 1,000

On January 1, year 1, Dave received 1,000 shares of restricted stock from his employer, RRK Corporation. On that date, the stock price was $7 per share. Dave’s restricted shares will vest at the end o...

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Q: On January 1, year 1, Dave received 1,000

On January 1, year 1, Dave received 1,000 shares of restricted stock from his employer, RRK Corporation. On that date, the stock price was $7 per share. On receiving the restricted stock, Dave made th...

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Q: On January 1, year 1, Jessica received 10,000

On January 1, year 1, Jessica received 10,000 shares of restricted stock from her employer, Rocket Corporation. On that date, the stock price was $10 per share. On receiving the restricted stock, Jess...

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Q: LNS corporation reports book income of $2,000,000

LNS corporation reports book income of $2,000,000. Included in the $2,000,000 is $15,000 of tax-exempt interest income. NS reports $1,345,000 in ordinary and necessary business expenses. What is LNS c...

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Q: On January 1, year 1, Tyra works for Hatch Corporation

On January 1, year 1, Tyra works for Hatch Corporation. New employees must choose immediately between receiving seven NQOs (each NQO provides the right to purchase for $5 per share 10 shares of Hatch...

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