This article is the third in our series on equity-based compensation intended to assist employers with answering a common question: What type of equity compensation award is best for our company and our employees?...more
8/28/2024
/ Alternative Minimum Tax ,
Capital Gains Tax ,
Compensation ,
Consultants ,
Equity ,
Fair Market Value ,
Future Tax Treatment ,
Incentive Stock Options ,
Incentives ,
Income Taxes ,
Independent Contractors ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Vesting
This article is the second in our series on equity-based compensation intended to assist employers with answering a common question: What type of equity compensation award is best for our company and our employees? ...more
This article is the second in our series on equity-based compensation intended to assist employers with answering a common question: What type of equity compensation award is best for our company and our employees?...more
7/18/2024
/ Documentation ,
Equity Compensation ,
Fair Market Value ,
Future Tax Treatment ,
Incentives ,
Income Taxes ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
SAR ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Options ,
Stockholder Agreements ,
Stocks ,
Tax Code
Agility and resiliency remain essential attributes for manufacturers in 2023. Manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.”
Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the...more
7/11/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Best Practices ,
Clawbacks ,
Compensation ,
Compliance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Final Rules ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
Manufacturers ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Supply Chain
On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules implementing Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act by directing national securities exchanges and associations, such as the New York Stock...more
11/1/2022
/ Clawbacks ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Final Rules ,
Form 10-K ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Stock Appreciation Rights
The “Bottom Line” -
Learn the new rules for who is a “covered employee” and keep track of these individuals because “once a covered employee, always a covered employee”
Evaluate compensation arrangements and contracts...more
1/8/2018
/ Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Covered Employees ,
Employee Benefits ,
Executive Compensation ,
Grandfathered Status ,
Income Taxes ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Section 162(m) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform
On August 5, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized rules requiring publicly traded companies to disclose the ratio of median compensation of all employees to the compensation of the principal executive...more
8/18/2015
/ CEOs ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Executive Compensation ,
Final Rules ,
Median Employee ,
Pay Ratio ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proxy Statements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Statistical Sampling
On July 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules relating to compensation clawback policies. The rules, if adopted, would implement the requirements of Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...more
7/13/2015
/ Clawbacks ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Corporate Officers ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Executive Compensation ,
Federal Register ,
Financial Statements ,
Foreign Private Issuers ,
Incentive Based Contracts ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Listing Standards ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rule 10D-1 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Total Shareholder Return (TSR)
On April 29, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules that would require public companies to disclose the relationship between executive compensation and the company’s financial performance. The rules...more