Income tax on the spread at exercise.
Tax on the date that sales proceeds are repatriated to Morocco.
Please see "Exchange Controls" section.
None, provided the underlying shares are not traded on the Moroccan Securities Exchange.
Companies may grant equity awards without approval from the exchange control authorities (Office des Changes or "OdC") to employees of Moroccan subsidiaries in which they have more than a 50% direct or indirect interest and if the company forces the sale of shares at exercise. Approval from the OdC may be required to allow employees to hold shares after exercise.
Please contact Baker McKenzie for more information.
Absent an exemption from the OdC, the value of the options granted to employees cannot exceed 10% of the employee's net annual remuneration.
Sale proceeds and dividends must be repatriated to Morocco.