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Re:Former Uber employees have gone into debt to exercise opt... by ringaroundthetx on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @01:02PM (#15907837)
an unintended consequence of the Alternative Minimum Tax
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Re:Former Uber employees have gone into debt to exercise opt... by usaar333 on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @01:22PM (#15908032)
This is only an AMT issue when it comes to Incentive Stock Options which nominally don't have this issue.

For regular (Non-qualified) options, current value - strike is considered ordinary income when you exercise.

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