Exam 12: Compensation

Employers always prefer to award incentive stock options rather than nonqualified stock options.

An employer always receives a deduction for total compensation paid to a CEO.

Current compensation is usually comprised of salary, wages, and bonuses.

Which of the following is not a requirement of a "qualified employee discount"?

Tasha receives reimbursement from her employer for dependent care expenses for up to $8,000. Tasha applies for and receives reimbursement of $6,000 for her 10 year old son. How much, if any, is includible in her income?

Suzanne received 20 ISOs (each option gives her the right to purchase 20 shares of stock for $12 per share) at the time she started working when the stock price was $13 per share. Three years later, when the share price was $23 per share, she exercised all of her options. If Suzanne holds the shares for ten additional months and sells them when the market price is $30, how much gain will Suzanne recognize on the sale and how much tax will she pay assuming her marginal tax rate is 35 percent?

Grace's employer is now offering group-term life insurance. The company will provide each employee with $200,000 of group-term life insurance. It costs Grace's employer $700 to provide this amount of insurance to Grace each year. Assuming that Grace is 43 years old, use the table to determine the monthly premium that Grace must include in income as a result of receiving the group-term life benefit.

One purpose of Form W-4 is to determine an employee's withholding.

Health insurance is an example of a nontaxable fringe benefit.

Hazel received 20 NQOs (each option gives her the right to purchase 10 shares of stock for $7 per share) at the time she started working when the stock price was $14 per share. Now that the share price is $20 per share, she intends to exercise all of her options. How much income will Hazel recognize on the exercise date and how much tax will she pay assuming her marginal tax rate is 25 percent?

Rick recently received 500 shares of restricted stock from his employer, Crazy Corporation, when the share price was $5 per share. Rick's restricted shares vested three years later when the market price was $12. Rick held the shares for a little more than a year after vesting and sold them when the market price was $15. What is the amount of Rick's compensation income if Rick made an election under section 83(b) when the stock was granted? Assuming a marginal tax rate of 30 percent, what is the amount of Rick's ordinary income amount and tax liability at the time of the income inclusion?

The date on which stock options are given to the employee is called the exercise date.

Bonnie's employer provides her with an annual dinner club membership costing $5,000. Her marginal tax rate is 25 percent. Her employer has a marginal tax rate of 35 percent. What is Bonnie's after-tax benefit?

Tanya's employer offers a cafeteria plan that allows employees to choose among a number of benefits. Each employee is allowed $6,000 in benefits. For 2016, Tanya selected $3,300 ($275 per month) of parking, $2,200 in 401(k) contributions, and $800 of cash. How much must Tanya include in taxable income?

Rick recently received 500 shares of restricted stock from his employer, Crazy Corporation, when the share price was $5 per share. Rick's restricted shares vested three years later when the market price was $12. Rick held the shares for a little more than a year and sold them when the market price was $15. What is the amount of Rick's income on the sale of the stock? Assuming a marginal tax rate of 39.6 percent, what is Rick's tax on the sale of the stock?

Corinne's employer offers a cafeteria plan that allows employees to choose among a number of benefits. Each employee is allowed $12,000 in benefits. For the current year, Corinne selected $4,500 of health insurance, $5,500 of dependent care, $1,000 in 401(k) contributions, and $1,000 of cash. How much must Corinne include in taxable income?

Annika's employer provides only its executives with parking benefits. The fair market value of the annual parking benefit is $4,800 ($400 per month). What is the amount Annika must include into income with respect to her parking benefit in 2016?

Stevie recently received 1,000 shares of restricted stock from her employer, Nicks Corporation, when the share price was $8 per share. Stevie's restricted shares vested three years later when the market price was $11. Stevie held the shares for a little more than a year and sold them when the market price was $16. Assuming Stevie made a section 83(b) election, what is the amount of Stevie's ordinary income with respect to the restricted stock?

Up to $5,250 of educational benefits can be excluded from an employee's compensation.

Which of the following is not an example of a taxable fringe benefit?