Stock Options and Section 409A: What You Need to Know

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On this episode of Just Compensation, Jessica Kriegsfeld speaks with Darren Goodman and Taryn E. Cannataro about stock options and Section 409A of the tax code, a complicated set of rules regulating the taxation of non-qualified deferred compensation, such as equity awards. The lawyers discuss how to structure stock options to avoid a penalty tax under Section 409A, including the importance of determining the exercise price of stock options correctly.

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Darren Goodman, Vice Chair, Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits
Taryn E. Cannataro, Counsel, Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits
Jessica Kriegsfeld, Associate, Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits

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