Salem Corporation granted a nonqualified stock option to employee Andi on January 1, 2015. The option price was $175, and the FMV of the Salem stock was also $175 on the grant date. The option allowed Andi to purchase 500 shares of Salem stock. The option itself does not have a readily ascertainable FMV. Andi exercised the option on July 1, 2018, when the stock's FMV was $225. If Andi sells the stock on August 1, 2019, for $250 per share, she must recognize
Ans:
1. Long term capital gain:
[(500 shares*250)-(500 shares*225)]
= $125,000 - $ 112,500
= $12,500
As she sold the stock one year later at a price of $250 per share , while she exercised the stock at a price of $225 per share.
2. Ordinary Income:
(500 shares*225)-(500 shares*175)]
= $ 112,500- 87,500
= $25,000
as she exercised the option at the rate of $225 per share while the stock was granted at the rate of $175.
Salem must recognize Ordinary Income of $25,000 and LTCG of $12,500
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