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Section 83(B) Election For Restricted Stock: A Joint Tax Perspective, Michael S. Knoll
Section 83(B) Election For Restricted Stock: A Joint Tax Perspective, Michael S. Knoll
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In the wake of the Financial Accounting Standard Board's decision to require firms that grant employee stock options (ESOs) to treat such options as an expense, many large and sophisticated firms are switching from ESOs to restricted stock. Restricted stock - stock granted to an employee as part of her compensation and subject to the condition that if she leaves the firm within a period of time (often 3 years) she forfeits the stock - appears to be on its way to becoming the dominant form of equity-based pay in the United States. Yet, in spite of its prominence, little …