Method and system for analyzing and reporting equity compensation
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1. A method for analyzing and reporting equity-based compensation comprising the steps of:
- storing in a computer data store information regarding a financial calendar for an entity providing equity-based compensation;
storing information in the data store regarding how the entity determines how grants of equity-based compensation are awarded, vested, and/or forfeited in the data store;
storing information in the data store regarding methods that the entity uses to account for equity-based compensation in the data store;
storing transaction information in the data store regarding the entity'"'"'s grants of equity-based compensation;
communicating a request to the data store via a client device to use the information stored in the data store to produce financial accounting reports for the entity'"'"'s grants of equity-based compensation; and
receiving requested financial accounting reports produced from the information stored in the data store.
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Abstract
Computer systems and methods for reporting and analyzing grants equity-based compensation (e.g., employee stock option grants). The systems and methods store information regarding grants down to each individual grant level. The system and methods are capable of producing reports “as of” particular dates (i.e., transaction dates, creation dates, and accounting date) that are compliant with Financial Accounting Standards Board standards and other accounting standards governing reporting of equity-based compensation without having to manually process large amounts of data.
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1. A method for analyzing and reporting equity-based compensation comprising the steps of:
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storing in a computer data store information regarding a financial calendar for an entity providing equity-based compensation;
storing information in the data store regarding how the entity determines how grants of equity-based compensation are awarded, vested, and/or forfeited in the data store;
storing information in the data store regarding methods that the entity uses to account for equity-based compensation in the data store;
storing transaction information in the data store regarding the entity'"'"'s grants of equity-based compensation;
communicating a request to the data store via a client device to use the information stored in the data store to produce financial accounting reports for the entity'"'"'s grants of equity-based compensation; and
receiving requested financial accounting reports produced from the information stored in the data store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 24)
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14. A system for analyzing and reporting equity-based compensation comprising:
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at least one server computer connected to a computer connected over a communication network to at least one client device, the at least one server computer including application programming;
a data store for analyzing and reporting equity-based compensation, the system being operative for;
receiving identification information from a user;
determining the user'"'"'s entitlement to available features of the system based on the identification information;
sending and receiving requests to the data store via a client device to produce financial accounting reports for the entity'"'"'s grants of equity-based compensation; and
producing the financial accounting reports from the data store in response to the requests; and
sending the financial accounting reports to the user, wherein the data store is programmed to store and process information including;
information regarding a financial calendar for an entity providing equity-based compensation;
information regarding how the entity determines how grants of equity-based compensation are awarded, vested, and/or forfeited in the data store;
information regarding methods that the entity uses to account for equity-based compensation in the data store; and
transaction information regarding the entity'"'"'s grants of equity-based compensation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27)
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