Exercise Just Enough Options Each Year To Avoid AMT

Qualified Incentive Stock Options (ISOs) are not subject to ordinary income tax when exercised but are subject to Alternative Minimum Tax. Most people are not subject to AMT, so you can use our AMT calculator method to determine just how many shares you can exercise each year before tripping the AMT threshold. The basic idea is to set up your tax program to calculate your likely taxes for this year except indicate that you only exercised one share.