12 CFR § 221.123 - Combined credit for exercising employee stock options and paying income taxes incurred as a result of such exercise.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s221.123"
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title: "12 CFR § 221.123 - Combined credit for exercising employee stock options and paying income taxes incurred as a result of such exercise."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "221.123"
section_name: "Combined credit for exercising employee stock options and paying income taxes incurred as a result of such exercise."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM"
part_number: "221"
part_name: "CREDIT BY BANKS AND PERSONS OTHER THAN BROKERS OR DEALERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING OR CARRYING MARGIN STOCK (REGULATION U)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 78c, 78g, 78q, and 78w."
regulatory_source: "Reg. U, 63 FR 2827, Jan. 16, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "221"
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# 221.123 Combined credit for exercising employee stock options and paying income taxes incurred as a result of such exercise.

(a) Section 221.4(a) and (b), which provides special treatment for credit extended under employee stock option plans, was designed to encourage their use in recognition of their value in giving an employee a proprietary interest in the business. Taking a position that might discourage the exercise of options because of tax complications would conflict with the purpose of § 221.4(a) and (b).

(b) Accordingly, the Board has concluded that the combined loans for the exercise of the option and the payment of the taxes in connection therewith under plans complying with § 221.4(a)(2) may be regarded as *purpose credit* within the meaning of § 221.2.