Popular Plans to Incentivize and Retain Talent Employees and executives can get added compensation in addition to their salaries. In some cases, these benefits could exceed the salary. Most of these benefits are contractual and, where there is a discretionary element, it is usually awarded by the board of directors. This article provides a round up listing of the more popular benefits. Not included are standard benefits covering most employees. Employees and executives can get added compensation in addition to their salaries. In some cases, these benefits could exceed the salary. Most of these benefits are contractual and, where there…
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To Attract or Retain Key Employees To both attract and retain key employees, many private companies have added stock-based compensation grants to their portfolio of employee compensation arrangements. An important component of any private company stock-based compensation arrangement is the value of the private company stock. Therefore, private company clients expect valuation analysts to be at least generally familiar with the management considerations related to such stock-based compensation programs. This discussion summarizes some of the basic—but important—income tax considerations about the compensatory transfer of employer corporation stock. This discussion summarizes both the employer’s and the employee’s federal income tax considerations…
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How Personal Financial Planning Complements CPA Practices Adding personal financial planning services can help CPA firms build stronger bonds with clients and open up opportunities for referrals, writes Stuart Kessler, CPA, PFS. He shares several techniques that can help your PFP practice, beginning with helping clients feel relaxed and comfortable during initial meetings. CPAs who are interested in adding PFP services to their firm can access this roadmap developed by the AICPA Personal Financial Planning Division. To read the full article in The CPA Journal, click: Why Financial Planning Makes Sense for CPAs.
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Obviously, every equity compensation plan is different and the particular tax treatment of a given security depends on the facts and circumstances of the arrangement. Samantha L. Albert, senior financial analyst with Mercer Capital, examines equity-based compensation and the tools available when examining these arrangements. To read more about the results of this report in the Mercer Capital’s Financial Reporting Blog, click: The IRS Equity Compensation Audit Guide. This article is republished from Mercer Capital’s Financial Reporting Blog. It is reprinted with permission. To subscribe to the blog, visit: http://mercercapital.com/category/financialreportingblog/.