Stock Options : The Accounting Issue and Its Consequences.

Examines corporate practice of allowing executives and other employees to purchase company stock in lieu of higher salaries or benefits. Provides background on stock option practices, and reviews accounting treatment of stock options, including the impact on financial markets of proposals to revise...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Corporations. Financial disclosure. Finance > Law and legislation. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines corporate practice of allowing executives and other employees to purchase company stock in lieu of higher salaries or benefits. Provides background on stock option practices, and reviews accounting treatment of stock options, including the impact on financial markets of proposals to revise stock options accounting treatment.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.