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To: TigerPaw who wrote (24366)4/13/1999 1:37:00 PM
From: Adam Nash   of 77400
 
and hold on to them for a year (to only have to pay long term capital gains
I had to mess with options this year. The way it worked for me was that at the time of excersize,
regarless of whether you immediately sold or bought the shares, you owe regular income tax on the
difference between the option strike price and the current market value.


This is only for Non-Qualified Options, not ISO Options. For ISO Options, the difference is an AMT preference item, but you don't owe taxes on it.

- Adam
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