On January 1, The Long Island Crystal Company (LICC) issued 500,000 shares at $27.15 per share. (Issued means they are actually purchased, not simply offered for purchase.) Within the same tax year ABLE, an officer of the company who received 10,000 shares of restricted stock in compensation for past services at the initial public offering, sells 5000 shares to BAKER act $30.50. If LICC, as a corporation, is in the 35 percent tax bracket, what is the cumulative increase in the LICC company tax due as a result of the ABLE-BAKER transactions

LICC company issued the share and gave them to the officer, ABLE. During the same year, the condition on the stock is met to sell them, and ABLE exercises this option. LICC custody of the stock ends when the condition is met and ABLE can sell the shares.

These stocks belong to ABLE and selling these shares will impact their income tax, not the company. ABLE is a different tax-subject than LICC. Thus, LICC income taxes do not absorb the gain on sale in this transaction.