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United States Articles before 2007

United States
Micros stock option plan altered after objection
Source: Baltimore Sun
Posted to GEO: 9 November 2007
United States
Backdating cases called tough to pursue
Source: Boston Globe
Posted to GEO: 9 November 2007
United States
Finish job: Right the tax wrongs caused by option quirk
Source: Des Moines Register
Posted to GEO: 9 November 2007
United States
Valuing Options based on Zions approach
Source: gigaOM
Posted to GEO: 9 November 2007
United States
Tax Bill Would Tax Option Exercise in S Corps. With ESOPs
Source: Mondaq
Posted to GEO: 9 November 2007
United States
US Auditor Oversight Body Report including share plans
Source: PCAOB
Posted to GEO: 9 November 2007
United States
Taking stock of what's important (Employee Stock Ownership Plans)
Source: phillyburbs.com
Posted to GEO: 9 November 2007
United States
Tax Bill Would Tax Option Exercise in S Corps. With ESOPs
Source: PlanAdvisor.com
Posted to GEO: 9 November 2007
United States
Securities Administrator concurs on Zion's ESOP valution method
Source: Reuters
Posted to GEO: 9 November 2007
United States
SEC Allows Market-Based Options Expensing Though Questions Linger
Source: techdirt.com
Posted to GEO: 9 November 2007
United States
Firms With Backdating Troubles Pay Astronomical Legal Fees
Source: American Lawyer
Posted to GEO: 25 October 2007
United States
Equilar Releases 2007 Fortune 1000 Equity Compensation Report
Source: Bizwire
Posted to GEO: 25 October 2007
United States
Coalition For Tax Fairness Applauds Pending AMT Change on ISO options
Source: BusinessWire
Posted to GEO: 25 October 2007
United States
How Silicon Valley came to terms with the stock option challenge
Source: ElectronicsWeekly.com
Posted to GEO: 25 October 2007
United States
Option-Loaded CEOs Swing For The Fences, But Strike Out More Often Than Not
Source: Penn State's Smeal College
Posted to GEO: 22 October 2007
United States
Restricted Stock Units instead of options?
Source: azcentral.com
Posted to GEO: 15 October 2007
United States
Accounting body to consider changing options to liabilities at grant date
Source: Bloomberg
Posted to GEO: 15 October 2007
United States
Stock Option Backdating - How Does The Court Of Chancery Determine Breach Of Fiduciary Duty?
Source: Metropolitan Counsel
Posted to GEO: 15 October 2007
United States
Senator Targets Corporate Deductions for Options
Source: Bloomberg
Posted to GEO: 4 October 2007
United States
SEC close to finalizing rules to help smaller/private firms issue options
Source: Financial Week
Posted to GEO: 4 October 2007
United States
Have Options Lost Their Luster?
Source: Local Tech Wire
Posted to GEO: 4 October 2007
United States
Billions in share buy backs at firm pave way for more stock awards
Source: Mercury News
Posted to GEO: 4 October 2007
United States
Changes To California Rules Relating To Equity Compensation Plans
Source: Mondaq
Posted to GEO: 4 October 2007
United States
Employee Stock Ownership Plan as option in selling a business
Source: New Hampshire Business Review
Posted to GEO: 4 October 2007
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Do CEO's Respond to Favorable Tax Treatment of Options?
Source: Eastern Economic Journal
Posted to GEO: 28 September 2007
United States
Stock still key to executive compensation (another article on Syzygy survey)
Source: Management-Issues
Posted to GEO: 28 September 2007
United States
PWC survey on Public vs Private firm's competing for executive talent (including pay methods)
Source: PRNewswire
Posted to GEO: 28 September 2007
United States
Syzygy Consulting's 2007 Survey on Private Companies Pay
Source: BusinessWire
Posted to GEO: 15 September 2007
United States
Unions urge Big 4 Accounting Firms to Scrutinize Option Grants
Source: AFL.CIO
Posted to GEO: 10 September 2007
United States
SEC Spends Summer Prosecuting Options Abuses
Source: CCH.com
Posted to GEO: 10 September 2007
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Impact Of New Deferred Compensation (409A) Regulations on M&A
Source: Mondaq
Posted to GEO: 10 September 2007
United States
Employees share City jitters
Source: The Scotsman.com
Posted to GEO: 10 September 2007
United States
SEC Asks Firms For More Details On Executive Pay (including share pay)
Source: The Wshington Post
Posted to GEO: 10 September 2007
United States
Option costs on reports considered irrelevant, fund manager testifies
Source: San Jose Mercury news
Posted to GEO: 1 September 2007
United States
Avoiding FASB 123(R) Pitfalls
Source: Journal of Accountancy
Posted to GEO: 1 September 2007
United States
Federal Judge Holds Off on Brocade Backdating Ruling
Source: Law.com
Posted to GEO: 1 September 2007
United States
Tech Companies Still Struggle With Options and FAS123R, Says Grant Thornton Report
Source: Smart Pros
Posted to GEO: 6 August 2007
United States
Hotel reaches settlement with Tax and Labor Departments on Share Plans
Source: Hotel and Hotel Management
Posted to GEO: 6 August 2007
United States
Employer Stock Plans have Capital Gain Tax Advantage
Source: Arizona Republic
Posted to GEO: 11 June 2007
United States
Wal-Mart Shareholders Urge Disclosure of Stock Grants by Race & Gender
Source: CommonDreams.org
Posted to GEO: 11 June 2007
United States
Companies reward the boss with stock options
Source: Des Moines Register
Posted to GEO: 11 June 2007
United States
Stock Option Swings (including Congress look at ESOPs)
Source: Forbes
Posted to GEO: 11 June 2007
United States
Backdating Risks for Human Resource Leaders
Source: HREonline
Posted to GEO: 11 June 2007
United States
SEC defends anti-backdating regs (disclosure)
Source: Investment News
Posted to GEO: 11 June 2007
United States
US Senate panel sets June 5 stock options hearing
Source: Reuters
Posted to GEO: 11 June 2007
United States
Lawmaker to Push Options-Tax Overhaul (including deductibility for firm)
Source: Wall Street Journal
Posted to GEO: 11 June 2007
United States - Sweden
Ericsson seeks approval for new incentive plan after US shareholder concerns
Source: Reuters
Posted to GEO: 30 May 2007
United States
Shareholder challenges firm's pay plans
Source: Buffalo News
Posted to GEO: 30 May 2007
United States
Opinion on Section 409A Tax Regulations' definitive guidance
Source: LocalTechWire
Posted to GEO: 30 May 2007
United States
New York Judge Dismisses Shareholders' Suit Over Backdating
Source: New York Law Journal
Posted to GEO: 30 May 2007
United States - European Union
Hay Group Study on Time Vested Restricted Shares in US and Europe
Source: BusinessWire
Posted to GEO: 24 May 2007
United States
Airline's unions object to stock plan for executives in bankruptcy court
Source: Lansing State Journal
Posted to GEO: 24 May 2007
United States
ESOARs as promising tool to value options and could revive use by hi-tech firms
Source: Mercury News
Posted to GEO: 24 May 2007
United States
Final Section 409A Tax Regulations
Source: Mondaq
Posted to GEO: 24 May 2007
United States
Management Retention Plans & ESOPs
Source: Mondaq
Posted to GEO: 24 May 2007
United States
New Margin Rules make Hedging Employee Options a Breeze
Source: OptionsForEmployees.com
Posted to GEO: 24 May 2007
United States
Two studies on relationship between CEO and workforce compensation
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Posted to GEO: 24 May 2007
United States
Securities Commission Chair Says More Execs May Face Criminal Charges in Backdating Probes
Source: SmartPros
Posted to GEO: 24 May 2007
United States - General Worldwide
Effect of option grants on voluntary employee turnover
From: Review of Accounting & Finance
Posted to GEO: 1 May 2007
United States
The Role of Accounting in the Design of CEO Equity Compensation
From: The Accounting Review
Posted to GEO: 1 May 2007
United States
Labor, execs at odds over Airline's stock awards
From: Dallas Morning News
Posted to GEO: 1 May 2007
United States
Sun's unionized employees could be cut out of Tribune stock
From: The Examiner
Posted to GEO: 1 May 2007
United States
ESOP Plans Touted In Key Deals, But History Is Decidedly Mixed
From: Investors Business Daily
Posted to GEO: 1 May 2007
United States
Frontline Reaction to FASB accounting statement 123(R)
From: Journal of Accountancy
Posted to GEO: 1 May 2007
United States
Judge Axes CNET Option Claims
From: The Recorder
Posted to GEO: 1 May 2007
United States
SEC seeks more control in settlement talks (including backdating cases)
From: Reuters
Posted to GEO: 1 May 2007
United States - General Worldwide
ESOP for workers in troubled companies
From: The Economist
Posted to GEO: 19 April 2007
United States - General Worldwide
Will ESOARS Fly (new option value method)?
From: CFO.com
Posted to GEO: 19 April 2007
United States
Executive Pay: A Special Report. More Pieces. Still a Puzzle
From: CorpWatch
Posted to GEO: 19 April 2007
United States
Stock-option abuses called far-reaching by professor who uncovered backdating
From: Kansas Cty Star
Posted to GEO: 19 April 2007
United States
ESOPs Put Workers in the Driver's Seat
From: Law.com
Posted to GEO: 19 April 2007
United States
Mercer issues annual study of CEO compensation at large US firms
From: MercerHR.com
Posted to GEO: 19 April 2007
United States
Google faces brain drain as wealthy workers hit option anniversaries
From: SiliconValley.com
Posted to GEO: 19 April 2007
United States
Government Issues Regulations on Deferred Compensation (Section 409A)
From: webcpa.com
Posted to GEO: 19 April 2007
United States
Watson Wyatt Study of CEO share compensation
From: Market Watch
Posted to GEO: 9 April 2007
United States
SEC Guidance on various items including stock plan disclosure
From: Mondaq
Posted to GEO: 9 April 2007
Taiwan - United States
Taiwan parent and US sub fail to pay US tax on employee stock
From: Taipei Times
Posted to GEO: 9 April 2007
United States - Taiwan
Taiwan parent and its US sub fail to pay US tax on employee stock
From: Star Ledger
Posted to GEO: 4 April 2007
United States - United Kingdom
Shareholders Suing Banks Over Option Valuations
Source: Financial News Online
Posted to GEO: 4 April 2007
United States
Net Unrealized Appreciation Plans
Source: SeaCoastOnline
Posted to GEO: 4 April 2007
United States
Grant Thornton Bank Executive Survey including use of options
Source: Triad Business News
Posted to GEO: 4 April 2007
US
Securities law disclosure rules turn executive pay including options into "hieroglyphics"
Source: Bloomberg
Posted to GEO: 30 March 2007
US
Apple offers to fix option tax penalties
Source: Ipodnn.com
Posted to GEO: 30 March 2007
US
ESOP fables [Michigan Employee-Owned firms]
Source: MLive
Posted to GEO: 30 March 2007
Global - US
NERA: Application of Current Option Backdating Methodologies Can Be Misleading
Source: PR Newswire
Posted to GEO: 12 March 2007
Global - US
Employee Ownership Foundation Releases Data on Shared Capitalism
Source: PR Newswire
Posted to GEO: 12 March 2007
US
Securities Agency seen mulling penalties for backdating
Source: CNN Money
Posted to GEO: 12 March 2007
US
Compliance Issues Allow Backdating of Options
Source: Dark Reading
Posted to GEO: 12 March 2007
US
Companies Say Backdating Used In Days After September 11 Attacks
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Posted to GEO: 12 March 2007
United States
Investors seek delay of Zions auction system for Options
Source: Bloomberg
Posted to GEO: 6 March 2007
United States
Zions Says Bag Black-Scholes Method for ESOARS
Source: Bloomberg
Posted to GEO: 6 March 2007
United States
ISS Survey finds that option pay deals for US directors reducing
Source: Financial Standard
Posted to GEO: 6 March 2007
United States
IRS Offers Help On Backdated Options - Employers Help To Satisfy Obligations
Source: LawFuel
Posted to GEO: 6 March 2007
United States
Tyson Stock Grant Timing Issue In Court Case
Source: Morning News
Posted to GEO: 6 March 2007
United States
ISS Launches' Option Expensing Alert regarding Firm Valuation Disclosures
Source: PR Newswire
Posted to GEO: 6 March 2007
United States
SEC's New Interactive data helped uncover backdating
Source: Reuters
Posted to GEO: 6 March 2007
US - Global
The effect of equity compensation on voluntary executive turnover
Source: Journal of Accounting and Economics
Posted to GEO: 6 March 2007
US - Global
Lower Salaries and No Options? On the Optimal Structure of Executive Pay
Source: Journal of Finance
Posted to GEO: 6 March 2007
United States
Marriott in US tax dispute over $1Billion deductions for ESOP
Source: BusinessWeek.com
Posted to GEO: 6 March 2007
United States
Companies pay back taxes of employees, including California taxes
Source: East Bay Business Times
Posted to GEO: 6 March 2007
United States
Watson Wyatt Survey: CEOs See Big Gains in Options Value
Source: HR.BLR.com
Posted to GEO: 6 March 2007
United States
Attorney indicted over backdating
Source: Law.com
Posted to GEO: 6 March 2007
United States
Employer Stock Diversification Requirements Under 2006 Pension Protection Act
Source: Mondaq
Posted to GEO: 6 March 2007
United States
New Tax Reporting For Employee Options And Purchase Plans
Source: Mondaq
Posted to GEO: 6 March 2007
United States
Ten Thoughts About Equity Compensation for Investors and Entrepreneurs
Source: Mondaq
Posted to GEO: 6 March 2007
United States
Abundant Options in Alternative Equity Compensation
Source: The Motley Fool
Posted to GEO: 6 March 2007
United States
New option practices provide welcome flexibility
Source: American Venture
Posted to GEO: 6 February 2007
United States
The Employee Share Ownership Centre: Shared Success - build your business with employee ownership and trusts
Source: CEPI
Posted to GEO: 6 February 2007
United States
Securities Regulators still aggressively pursuing options timing cases
Source: Courier Journal
Posted to GEO: 6 February 2007
United States
Securities Regulator Approves Market Method for Valuing Options
Source: Forbes.com
Posted to GEO: 6 February 2007
United States
A Hot New Way To Price Options (Selling Options in market)
Source: Forbes.com
Posted to GEO: 6 February 2007
United States
Average worker takes a hit
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Posted to GEO: 6 February 2007
United States
Special Reporting Requirements Regarding Incentive Options And Employee Purchase Plans
Source: Mondaq
Posted to GEO: 6 February 2007
United States
Backdated Stock Options Under Section 409A
Source: Mondaq
Posted to GEO: 6 February 2007
United States
SEC Amends Recently Adopted Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements
Source: Mondaq
Posted to GEO: 6 February 2007
United States
Inside Eileen Fisher's employee stock plan
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Posted to GEO: 6 February 2007
United States
Executives Get Bonuses As Firms Reprice Options
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Posted to GEO: 6 February 2007
United States
How Expensing for Options Throws Analysts Off Course:
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Posted to GEO: 6 February 2007
United States
Investors get better exec-pay info via SEC rules (including options info)
Source: Associated Press
Posted to GEO: 9 January 2007
United States
More Backdating Companies (Attempt to avoid surtax)
Source: Bloomberg
Posted to GEO: 9 January 2007
United States
Backdating scandal has hurt some stocks
Source: Courier Journal
Posted to GEO: 9 January 2007
United States
Poof! A Tax Credit (benefits of new stock option AMT tax rule)
Source: Forbes
Posted to GEO: 9 January 2007
United States
The 'golden hello' greets chief executives
Source: The International Herald Tribune
Posted to GEO: 9 January 2007
United States
New lawsuit reveals breach-of-contract approach
Source: Law.com
Posted to GEO: 9 January 2007
United States
SEC Amends Executive Comp Disclosure To Better Align With FAS 123R
Source: Lawfuel.com
Posted to GEO: 9 January 2007
United States
Shares of alleged backdaters are up sharply
Source: The Mercury News
Posted to GEO: 9 January 2007
United States
SEC Amends Rules on Disclosing Executive Compensation (including Options)
Source: The Deal
Posted to GEO: 9 January 2007
United States
IBM Ends Director Stock Options, Spotlighting Popular Perk's Decline
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Posted to GEO: 9 January 2007
United States
Backdating study cites outside directors
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Posted to GEO: 9 January 2007