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43 B
43 B
83(b), which is popularly referred to as the Section 83(b) election. Section 83(b)
provides that the recipient of property in connection with services that is subject
to a substantial risk of forfeiture may elect to pay all tax due in the tax year in
which the property was received, rather than when the substantial risk of forfeiture
$0.10
per share, for a total of $3,000. If the fair market value of the shares at the
time
of the purchase was in fact $0.10 per share, the employee paid the full value
of
the shares. The employee would report to the IRS on a “§83(b) election”
form
ture
in the current tax year (the property being common stock of the company
subject
to repurchase at the issuance price) with a value of $3,000, and that the
employee