Hazel Received 20 NQOs (Each Option Gives Her the Right

question 65

Short Answer

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 exercises 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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Definitions:

Serial Position Effect

Our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list.

Recall

The act of retrieving information or memories from the past without the aid of cues, differing from recognition which involves identifying information from provided options.

Mnemonic

A device or technique, often involving an association of terms, used to help remember information or facts.

Acronym Formation

The process of creating a new word from the initial letters of a phrase, intended for easier memorization or communication.