Your client just exercised some stock she received from an ISO. She wants to keep the stock because it has long-term appreciation potential. Which one is the correct statement to make concerning the fact that she will be taxed on these exercises under the AMT method? A. View the incremental tax that is paid for these exercises as a loan to the Government which will eventually be paid back.
B. Exercising the ISOs and keeping the stock will make an AMT credit which can be used anytime.
C. This is an example of an AMT exclusion and it will lead to a permanent tax increase.
D. The exercise of an ISO will be taxable for both tax methods - regular and AMT.

An attorney came to work on a saturday. when he signed in, he was advised by the morning security guard employed by the building management that he must be out of the building by 5 p.m., when it closes. however, he stayed past 5 p.m. to complete a brief that had to be filed on monday morning. at 5: 15 p.m., the afternoon security guard set the locks on all the doors of the building and left. because she was in a hurry, she did not check the sign-in sheet to make sure that everyone had signed out, contrary to mandatory procedures. when the attorney tried to exit 15 minutes later, he discovered that the doors were all locked and could not be opened from the inside. he used his cell phone to call for , and a supervisor from the building arrived and let him out shortly thereafter. if the attorney sues the building management for false imprisonment, is he likely to win?