Webinar

Creating Terrific Equity Compensation Plans: Beware of the Pitfalls

In today's business world, there is a war for talent and organizations with the best talent will win. We clearly need to motivate talented personnel. Equity compensation plans are useful to retain, reward and recruit. The GAAP and tax accounting for equity compensation plans is not static and decisions that you make during plan set-up can have major consequences to your organization's bottom line and your management team's personal tax situations. We will review nuances and details that impact proper accounting. Whether you are the CFO or CEO who has not been happy with prior equity compensation plans or the accountant who performs the intricate analysis and detailed accounting for these plans - this session will help you understand the issues and get it right the first time.

Major subjects

• Why most equity compensation plans fail?
• Complexity of GAAP accounting for equity compensation plans
• Tax implications of equity compensation plans
• Who and how an equity compensation plan shouldbe administered?
• Compliance issues to consider
• Recommendations to design a better equity compensation plan

Learning objectives

• Understanding the intricacies of designing an effective equity compensation plan, and the complexity of GAAP accounting for equity compensation plans

Who should take this program?

• CEOs, Corporate Financial Leaders, Corporate Financial Managers, CFOs, Controllers, accountants, Board members, advisors, and consultants. CPAs in public practice and CPAs in industry. Business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals who are interested in

Pricing

Standard Member Fee	$79.00
Standard Nonmember Fee	$79.00

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