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Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The ABCs of LLC Equity Compensation

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On this episode of “Just Compensation,” Darren Goodman, Sophia Mokotoff, and Taryn E. Cannataro discuss equity compensation that can be issued by partnerships, with a special focus on profits interests. Profits interests are...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Action Required: Share Transfers Pursuant to ISO Exercises and ESPP Purchases

Companies frequently grant tax-advantaged incentive stock options (ISOs) or sponsor a tax-advantaged employee stock purchase plan (an ESPP) to provide tax-advantaged equity incentives to employees that are U.S. taxpayers. One...more

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Public Company Stock Option Repricings: A Primer

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Stock options are often a significant, and critical, component of a public company’s compensation and benefits programs as they align the interests of employees and stockholders—when the company’s stock price increases,...more

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Commonly Considered Option Program Enhancements: Part I - Introduction and Stock Option Basics

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This blog is the first post in a four-part series. Part I will provide a high-level summary of stock option basics....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Action Required: Share Transfers Pursuant to ISO Exercises and ESPP Purchases

As a reminder, the Internal Revenue Code requires that you furnish an information return to each individual (“optionee”) who exercised an incentive stock option (ISO) during 2022 and to each individual (“transferor”) who...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Leaving Your Job? Don’t Forget Your Stock Options…

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Stock options are how cash-starved tech, and life sciences companies large and small can most easily recruit and retain talent. Stock options are also an excellent tool for bigtech and bigpharma companies to align the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

2022 Annual Reporting Requirements for Incentive Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plans

Annual Information Statements and IRS Returns Requirement to Report For (1) any exercise of an incentive stock option (ISO) during 2021 or (2) transfer during 2021 of a share previously purchased pursuant to a tax-qualified...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Stock Options: To Qualify, or Not to Qualify? That is the Question.

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Options to purchase stock of an employer continue to be a popular form of equity-based compensation, particularly among start-ups and other privately-held companies. ...more

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What’s the Difference? Incentive Stock Options (ISOs) versus Nonstatutory Stock Options (NSOs)

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In deciding how to best compensate employees in a startup, clients often consider stock options as a viable choice. But even once the decision is made to move forward with stock options, clients are still left to decide...more

Jones Day

Employee Stock Plans: International Reporting Requirements

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This White Paper highlights some of the principal annual reporting requirements for employee stock plans that multinational companies most commonly encounter when offering these programs to their employees in selected...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Annual Reporting Requirements for Incentive Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plans (UPDATED)

Annual Information Statements and IRS Returns - Requirement to Report - For (1) any exercise of an incentive stock option (ISO) during 2020 or (2) transfer during 2020 of a share previously purchased pursuant to a...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: Year-End Reporting for ISO Exercises and ESPP Stock Transfers

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This alert serves as a reminder of certain year-end reporting requirements imposed under Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with respect to (i) exercises of incentive stock options (ISOs) by...more

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2020 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 3) - Executive Compensation

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As 2020 comes to an end, we are happy to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. We are publishing our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered year-end health and...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: Year-End Reporting for ISOs and ESPPs

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This alert serves as a reminder of certain year-end reporting requirements imposed under Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with respect to incentive stock option exercises and transfers of stock...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Annual Reporting Requirements for Incentive Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plans (UPDATED)

Requirement to Report - For (1) any exercise of an incentive stock option (ISO) during 2019 or (2) transfer during 2019 of a share previously purchased pursuant to a tax-qualified employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), the...more

Bracewell LLP

IRS Reporting Requirements – 2018 Employee Stock Transactions

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Now that 2019 has begun, corporations should be aware of IRS reporting requirements regarding certain 2018 stock transactions with their employees. Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the...more

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Term Limits? Stock Options are Not as Flexible as You May Think…

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Even though stock options are a commonly used compensation tool, certain issues, such as whether you must/should limit their terms and, if you do, whether you can make changes to their terms after they have been granted,...more

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Certain Information Statements for ISOs and ESPPs Due by January 31, 2018

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As reported in Part 3 of our 2016 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List, Section 6039 of the Code requires employers to provide a written information statement to each employee or former employee and file information returns...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Annual Reporting Requirements for Incentive Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plans (UPDATED)

Requirement to Report For (1) any exercise of an incentive stock option (ISO) during 2017 or (2) transfer during 2017 of a share previously purchased pursuant to a tax-qualified employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Annual Reporting Requirements for Incentive Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plans (UPDATED)

Annual Information Statements and IRS Returns - Requirement to Report - For (1) any exercise of an incentive stock option ("ISO") during 2016 or (2) transfer during 2016 of a share previously purchased pursuant to a...more

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