ITEP Recommends Options to Reduce Stock Option Tax Avoidance

Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

Congress should address the gap between reporting of stock option costs for accounting and for taxes, or use a mark-to-market approach to financial instruments, to reduce corporations using stock options as employee compensation to avoid taxes, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said in a December report.

<p>Congress should address the gap between reporting of stock option costs for accounting and for taxes, or use a mark-to-market approach to financial instruments, to reduce corporations using stock options as employee compensation to avoid taxes, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said in a December report.</p>