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To: Petrol who wrote (16456)	3/7/2002 10:31:31 AM
From: Mike M2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Petrol, check out Forbes 5/18/98 to see a summary of Andrew Smithers a report of the impact of stock options accounting on S&P earnings . Companies take a tax benefit on the income statement but the cost of the employee options goes to the balance sheet via a reduction in shareholders equity. Very few care the practice continues. perhaps when the history books are written about this stock market bubble the matter will get the attention it deserves. mike