Utilizing Employee Ownership as a Benefit – Legal and Tax Considerations

$199.00

SKU: 409861

Description

Date: June 22, 1:00 – 2:40 pm EST

Gain a better understanding of how to properly utilize employee ownership and avoid any unwanted tax or compliance consequences.

Employers have many forms of employee ownership incentives that can be utilized to retain employees and invest them in the profitability of their employer’s business. A thorough knowledge of these forms, the applicable tax rules and 409A and ERISA compliance issues can allow an employer to properly utilize employee ownership in their business and avoid any unwanted tax or compliance consequences.

 

Learning Objectives

  • You will be able to identify the various types of employee ownership incentives that can be utilized to retain employees and allow employees to invest in their employer.
  • You will be able to explain 409A compliance issues with regard to each type of employee ownership incentive.
  • You will be able to describe the taxation of each of the types of employee ownership compensation.
  • You will be able to recognize the types of employee ownership incentives that will work well for your employees, given your business objectives.

Types of Employee Ownership Incentives

  • Share Purchase
    • Stock Purchase
    • Capital Interest
    • Profits Interest
    • Options
  • Restricted Stock/Interests
  • Stock/Interests Appreciation Rights
  • Phantom Stock/Interests
  • ESOPs (Qualified Employee Stock Ownership Plans)
  • ESPPs (Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plans)

Phantom Ownership

  • Nature of Ownership
  • Business Consequences
  • Taxation

Actual Ownership

  • Nature of Ownership
  • Business Consequences
  • Taxation
    • Entity Type
    • Impact of Tax Reform

ERISA Issues

  • Application of ERISA
    • Qualified Plans
    • Top Hat Plans
  • ERISA Compliance Issues

409A Compliance Issues

  • Application of 409A
  • Options Under 409A
  • Business Considerations Regarding 409A Compliance

 

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Dannae L. Delano

The Wagner Law Group

  • Partner in the St. Louis office of The Wagner Law Group
  • Practice emphasizes all aspects of employee benefit compliance, planning, design and implementation and resolution of applicable tax issues regarding same
  • Conducts regular seminars and workshops on all aspects of employee benefit compliance, for retirement plans, health and welfare plans, and executive compensation planning
  • Wrote several publications related to employee benefit compliance issues
  • Can be contacted at 314-236-0065, ddelano@wagnerlawgroup.com, or www.wagnerlawgroup.com