Elmer Exercises an Incentive Stock Option (ISO)in 2016 for $6,000

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Elmer exercises an incentive stock option (ISO)in 2016 for $6,000 (fair market value of the stock on the exercise date is $7,600).If Elmer sells the stock later in 2016 for $8,000,the AMT positive adjustment is $1,600 and the AMT negative adjustment is $2,000.

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Definitions:

Chemical Evolution

The gradual process by which simple chemical compounds give rise to more complex molecules, eventually leading to the emergence of life.

Brachiate Primates

Primates that move by swinging with their arms from one handhold to another, also known as brachiation.

Gibbons

A group of primates known for their ability to brachiate and their distinctive whooping calls. They are smaller than great apes and live in the forests of Southeast Asia.

Spider Monkeys

A type of New World monkey known for its long limbs and tail, which it uses for brachiation through the forest canopy.