subject: Puts And Calls Tax Treatment - Handling Tricky Stock Investment Transactions in Quicken [print this page] You can track the value of employee stock options in the same way that you track shares of stock. (The purchase price in this case is zero if you don't pay anything for the option.) The value of the option, of course, is the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of the vested shares.
The income tax accounting for stock options can get a little tricky, depending on whether the options are part of a qualified incentive stock-option plan or a nonqualified stock-option plan. You may have a taxable gain when you are granted or when you exercise the option, or you may have a taxable gain only later when you sell the shares. If you have questions about the income tax treatment, consult your tax advisor. You'll need to show him or her the stock option plan document, so be sure to bring that with you. Puts And Calls Tax Treatment
Puts And Calls Tax Treatment - Handling Tricky Stock Investment Transactions in Quicken
