Hazel Received 20 NQOs (Each Option Gives Her the Right

question 74

Essay

Hazel received 20 NQOs (each option gives her the right to purchase 10 shares of stock for $7 per share)at the time she started working when the stock price was $14 per share.Now that the share price is $20 per share,she intends to exercise all of her options.If Hazel holds the shares for two years and sells them when the market price is $25,how much gain will Hazel recognize on the sale and how much tax will she pay assuming her marginal tax rate is 25 percent?

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