5 Reasons Why You Might Want a Disqualifying Disposition for Your Incentive Stock Options

Even though you may pay a higher tax rate by selling your incentive stock options as a disqualifying disposition, you may not want to completely discount the benefits of an exercise and sell quite yet. The alternative, of course, is to earn the right to capture your profit at long-term capital gains tax rates — which are lower than ordinary income. But how do you secure that lower rate? You need a qualifying disposition, which...