Tax treatment of NQSOs differs from that of their better-known counterpart
Tax treatment of NQSOs differs from that of their better-known counterpart Tax treatment of NQSOs: With non-qualified stock options (NQSOs), if the stock appreciates beyond your exercise price, you can buy shares at a price below what they’re trading for. This is the same as for the perhaps better-known incentive stock options (ISOs). The tax treatment of NQSOs, however, differs from that of ISOs: NQSOs create compensation income — taxed … Read more