Regarding Employee Stock Options, Which of the Following Is/are True

question 41

Multiple Choice

Regarding employee stock options, which of the following is/are true?

• A)Firms compute a fair-value-based measure of employee stock options on the date of the grant using an option-pricing model that incorporates information about the current market price, the exercise price, the expected time between grant and exercise, the expected volatility of the stock, the expected dividends, and the risk-free interest rate.
• B)Total compensation cost is the number of options the firm expects to vest times the expected value per option at the date of redemption.
• C)Firms amortize this total cost over the requisite service period, which is the expected period of benefit.
• D)The requisite service period is usually the period between the grant date and the vesting date.
• E)Firms do not typically remeasure most types of stock options after the initial grant date.

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Definitions:

Deferred Income Taxes

Taxes owed for the current period but not yet required to be paid, due to differences between financial accounting and tax reporting.

Temporary Difference

Differences between accounting income and taxable income that are expected to reverse in the future, affecting deferred tax calculations.

Permanent Difference

Transactions that cause a difference between the tax basis and the book value of assets and liabilities, which will not reverse over time.

Interperiod Tax Allocation

The process of allocating income taxes over different accounting periods due to temporary differences between financial accounting and tax reporting.