What Is Meant by Backdating a Stock Option

question 41

Multiple Choice

What is meant by backdating a stock option?

• A) Reaping windfall in the stock market by selling stock based on company's nonpublic information
• B) Falsifying numbers in the company's annual report to hide losses and inflate the stock prices
• C) Buying company's stock just before the date of key product launch
• D) Changing the price in the original option agreement so that the option holder can buy stock at a bargain price
• E) Re-evaluating a company's stocks to adjust it to a previous date so that the shareholders and employees minimize the losses

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Definitions:

After-Tax Lease Payment

Lease payments after accounting for taxes, reflecting the net cost to the lessee.

Tax Rate

The proportion of income or profit taken by the authorities as tax from a person or company.

Depreciation Tax Shield

The reduction in income tax that results from the deduction of depreciation expenses on a company's tax return.

CCA Class

Canadian term for Capital Cost Allowance Class; a classification for tax depreciation of assets for Canadian businesses.