Table of Contents
- Specific Instructions for Form 3921
- Who Must File
- Statements to Transferees
- Employee's Name, Address, and Identification Number
- Account Number
- Box 1. Date option granted
- Box 2. Date option exercised
- Box 3. Exercise price per share
- Box 4. Fair market value per share on exercise date
- Box 5. Number of shares transferred
- Box 6. If other than TRANSFEROR, name, address, and EIN of corporation whose stock is being transferred
- Specific Instructions for Form 3922
- Who Must File
- Statements to Transferors
- Employee's Name, Address, and Identification Number
- Account Number
- Box 1. Date option granted
- Box 2. Date option exercised
- Box 3. Fair market value per share on grant date
- Box 4. Fair market value per share on exercise date
- Box 5. Exercise price paid per share
- Box 6. Number of shares transferred
- Box 7. Date legal title transferred
- Box 8. Exercise price per share determined as if the option was exercised on the date shown in box 1
Every corporation which in any calendar year transfers to any person a share of stock pursuant to that person's exercise of an incentive stock option described in section 422(b) must, for that calendar year, file Form 3921 for each transfer made during that year.
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The corporation issuing the stock,
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A related corporation of the corporation,
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Any agent of the corporation,
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Any party distributing shares of stock or other payments in connection with the plan (for example, a brokerage firm), and
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Any party in control of the payment of remuneration for employment to the employee.
If you are required to file Form 3921, you must provide a statement to the person whose name is set forth on Form 3921. For more information, see part M in the current version of the General Instructions for Certain Information Returns.
Enter the name, address, and identifying number of the person to whom the share or shares were transferred pursuant to the exercise of the option.
The account number is required if you have multiple accounts for a person for whom you are filing more than one Form 3921. Additionally, the IRS encourages you to designate an account number for all Forms 3921 that you file. See part L in the current version of the General Instructions for Certain Information Returns.
Enter the fair market value (FMV) per share of stock on the date the option was exercised.
Enter the number of shares of stock transferred pursuant to the exercise of the option.
Enter the name, address, and employer identification number (EIN) of the corporation whose stock is being transferred pursuant to the exercise of the option. Enter this information only if the corporation is not the entity shown in the TRANSFEROR boxes in the upper left corner of Form 3921.
Every corporation, which in any calendar year records, or has by its agent recorded, a transfer of the legal title of a share of stock acquired by the transferor (person who acquires the shares pursuant to the exercise of the option) pursuant to the transferor's exercise of an option granted under an employee stock purchase plan and described in section 423(c) (where the exercise price is less than 100% of the value of the stock on the date of grant, or is not fixed or determinable on the date of grant), must, for that calendar year, file Form 3922 for each transfer made during that year.
A return is required by reason of a transfer described in section 6039(a)(2) only for the first transfer of legal title of the shares by the transferor, including the first transfer of legal title to a recognized broker or financial institution. If a contractual agreement exists or is entered into with a recognized broker or financial institution pursuant to which shares acquired upon exercise of the option will be immediately deposited into a brokerage account established on behalf of the transferor, then the deposit of shares by the transferor into the brokerage account following the exercise of the option is the first transfer of legal title of the shares acquired by the transferor, and the corporation is only required to file a return relating to that transfer of legal title.
Shares of stock transferred as a result of the exercise of an option described above must be identified in a manner sufficient to enable the accurate reporting of the transfer of legal title to such shares. This identification can be made by assigning to the share certificates of stock issued pursuant to such options a special serial number or color.
The corporation whose stock is being transferred must file Form 3922.
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The corporation issuing the stock,
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A related corporation of the corporation,
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Any agent of the corporation,
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Any party distributing shares of stock or other payments in connection with the plan (for example, a brokerage firm), and
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Any party in control of the payment of remuneration for employment to the employee.
If you are required to file Form 3922, you must provide a statement to the transferor. For more information, see part M in the current version of the General Instructions for Certain Information Returns.
Enter the name, address, and identifying number of the transferor.
The account number is required if you have multiple accounts for a transferor for whom you are filing more than one Form 3922. Additionally, the IRS encourages you to designate an account number for all Forms 3922 that you file. See part L in the current version of the General Instructions for Certain Information Returns.
Enter the fair market value (FMV) per share of stock on the date the option was granted.
Enter the FMV per share of stock on the date the option to purchase the stock was exercised.
Enter the price paid per share on the date the option was exercised.
Enter the number of shares to which legal title was transferred.
If the exercise price per share was not fixed or determinable on the date of grant entered in box 1, enter the exercise price per share determined as if the option was exercised on the date of grant entered in box 1. If the exercise price per share is fixed or determinable on the date of grant entered in box 1, then leave box 8 blank.
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