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Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Incentive Stock Options

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Annual Reporting Requirements for Incentive Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plans - January 2025

Annual Information Statements and IRS Returns Requirement to Report For (1) any exercise of an incentive stock option (ISO) during 2024 or (2) transfer during 2024 of a share previously purchased pursuant to a tax-qualified...more

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Approaching Deadline: Reporting for ISO Exercises and ESPP Stock Transfers Due Beginning January 31, 2025

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This alert is a reminder of the approaching deadlines for certain year-end reporting requirements applicable to corporations that issue stock to employees (including former employees) upon the exercise of certain stock...more

Fenwick & West LLP

IRS Filing and Reporting Requirements for ISO Exercises and ESPP Stock Transfers - January 2025

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The IRS has issued two forms (along with accompanying instructions) that corporations must use to satisfy the return and information statement requirements under Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended....more

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Deadline Approaching for Reporting 2024 ISO Exercises and ESPP Share Transfers

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The Internal Revenue Code requires corporations to provide information statements to employees (including former employees) and information filings to the IRS regarding exercises of incentive stock options (ISOs) by employees...more

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Year-End Reporting for ISO Exercises and ESPP Stock Transfers - January 2025

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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...more

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Employers: 2025 Deadlines Approach to Furnish Incentive Stock Option and Employee Stock Purchase Plan Information Statements and...

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Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) requires a corporation to furnish a written statement to any employee or former employee who either (i) exercised an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Reminder about Annual ISO/ESPP Reporting in January 2025 and New Section 83(b) Election Form

Annual Reporting on ISO/ESPP Transactions - As originally discussed in our December 16, 2010 blog article, the IRS issued final regulations in 2009 under Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) that require...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Considerations for Awarding Incentive Stock Options

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Canadian companies that award stock options to their employees, non‑employee directors and/or other service providers often inquire as to whether they should offer Incentive Stock Options (“ISOs”) to any such individuals who...more

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Unlocking the Power of Equity-Based Incentive Compensation: An Overview of Incentive Stock Options (ISOs)

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This article is the third in our series on equity-based compensation intended to assist employers with answering a common question: What type of equity compensation award is best for our company and our employees?...more

Snell & Wilmer

Certain Information Statements for ISOs and ESPPs Due by January 31, 2024

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As reported in Part 4 of our 2022 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List, Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) requires employers to provide a written information statement to each employee or former...more

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Corporations with 10 or More ISO or ESPP Reporting Obligations on Forms 3921 or 3922 Should Take Notice of Revised Electronic...

Each year, corporations that have employees who exercise incentive stock options (ISOs) as described under Section 422(b) of the Internal Revenue Code must file a Form 3921 with the IRS for each transfer of stock to those...more

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Deadline Approaching for Reporting 2023 ISO Exercises and ESPP Transfers

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Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code requires corporations to provide information statements to employees (including former employees) and information filings to the IRS regarding exercises of incentive stock options...more

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Year-End Reporting for ISO Exercises and ESPP Stock Transfers - January 2024

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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...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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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

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Certain Information Statements for ISOs and ESPPs Due by January 31, 2023

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As reported in Part 4 of our 2022 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List, Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) requires employers to provide a written information statement to each employee or former...more

K&L Gates LLP

Start the New Year on the Right Foot by Getting Your ISO and ESPP Returns and Statements Filed on Time

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Reporting Requirements - Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code requires corporations to file information returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and provide information statements to current and former employees...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

Goodwin

Deadline Approaching for Reporting 2022 ISO Exercises and ESPP Transfers

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Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code requires corporations to provide information statements to employees and former employees and send information filings to the IRS regarding exercises of incentive stock options (ISOs)...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

How to Motivate Your Team with Equity Compensation: What Startup Companies Need to Know

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Cash-strapped startup companies often find themselves looking for creative ways to engage and retain qualified people. One common way is to offer different types of equity compensation. ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Reminder to Perform Annual ISO/ESPP Reporting in January 2022

As discussed in our December 16, 2010 blog article, the IRS issued final regulations in 2009 under Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) that require employers to annually furnish each employee who exercised...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

Goodwin

Deadline Approaching for Reporting 2021 ISO Exercises and ESPP Transfers

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Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code requires corporations to provide information statements to employees (including former employees) and information filings to the IRS regarding exercises of incentive stock options...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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Certain Information Statements for ISOs and ESPPs Due by January 31, 2021

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As reported in Part 3 of our 2020 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List, Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) requires employers to provide a written information statement to each employee or former employee...more

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