Withholding for Outside Directors?
A few weeks ago, a paragraph caught my eye in a McGuireWoods alert about President Obama’s revenue proposals for 2012. Under the proposals, independent contractors that receive more than $600 per year...
View ArticleSaving Your Tax Deductions from the Tax Man
This week, we feature another installment in our series of guest blog entries by NASPP Conference speakers. Today’s entry is written by Ellie Kehmeier of Steele Consulting, who will lead a session on...
View Article50 Ways to Pay (and Tax) Your Board of Directors
This week, we feature another installment in our series of guest blog entries by NASPP Conference speakers. Today’s entry is written by Narendra Acharya of Baker & McKenzie, who will lead the...
View ArticleSEC Approves Comp Committee Standards
On January 16, the SEC approved the new NYSE and NASDAQ listing standards relating to compensation committee independence. As noted in the NASPP’s alert on the original proposals (“Exchanges Issue New...
View ArticleTaxation When Employment Status Has Changed
For today’s blog entry, I discuss how stock plan transactions are taxed when they occur after the award holder has changed employment status (either from employee to non-employee or vice versa). This...
View ArticleEmployment Status Changes, Part II
Last week, I covered the basic rules that apply for tax purposes when options are exercised or awards pay out after an individual has changed status from employee to non-employee or vice versa. Today...
View ArticleLimiting Grants to Outside Directors
Does your company issue grants to outside directors out of the same plan that you issue grants to executives and other employees? If do you, does the plan expressly limit the number of shares that can...
View ArticleRestricted Stock/Units: Not Just for Employees
For today’s blog, I discuss trends in the use of equity in compensation outside directors, as noted by consulting firm Frederic W. Cook & Co. in its 2016 Director Compensation Report. The study...
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