Maren received 10 NQOs (each option gives her the right to purchase 10 shares of stock for $8 per share) at the time she started working when the stock price was $6 per share. When the share price was $15 per share, she exercised all of her options. Eighteen months later, she sold all of the shares for $20 per share. What is the amount of Maren's bargain element?

Maren received 10 NQOs (each option gives her the right to purchase 10 shares of stock for $8 per share) at the time she started working when the stock price was $6 per share. When the share price was $15 per share, she exercised all of her options. Eighteen months later, she sold all of the shares for $20 per share. What is the amount of Maren's bargain element?

SWFT Comprehensive Volume 2019

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Chapter14: Property Transactions: Capital Gains And Losses, § 1231, And Recapture Provisions

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