Determining Reasonable Compensation for Owner Employees
Overview
This session will expand on methodologies to employ when owner-employee compensation is at issue. The session will focus on determinations of reasonable replacement compensation for individuals who both provide services to a closely held business or professional practice and also have an ownership stake in the enterprise. Executive Compensation in the form of options and restricted stock will also be covered in the context of marital dissolution proceedings. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Highlights
The major topics covered in this class include:
- An analytical framework for analyzing and opining on reasonable replacement compensation for owner-employees of closely held businesses and professional practices in the context of tax planning, compliance, management consulting and business appraisal assignments
- Executive compensation components, including the valuation of non-qualified plans and restricted stock units
Prerequisites
Familiarity with owner-employee compensation issues.
Designed For
Practitioners that encounter questions and needs to evaluate the propriety of reasonable owner-employee compensation
Objectives
After attending this presentation, you will be able to...
- Identify what constitutes compensation between traditional compensation and executive compensation plans
- Apply the multi factor test and independent investor test as established in landmark US Tax Court case law
- Determine where to find resources
Preparation
None
Notice
This course is offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible in the My CPE Tracker section of the ISCPA website. Course access information will be emailed directly to you by CPA Crossings.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Ronald Seigneur, Managing Partner, Seigneur Gustafson LLP
Ron Seigneur, MBA, CPA/ABV, ASA, CVA, is a founding partner of Seigneur Gustafson, LLP. He specializes in financial forensics, business and intellectual property valuation, practice management consulting and exit and succession planning services. Ron is an adjunct professor at the University of Denver Daniels College of Business where he teaches business appraisal classes. He is vice chair of the Business Valuation Committee of the American Society of Appraisers and a fellow of the College of Law Practice Management. Ron is a frequent speaker and author on professional practice issues including leadership, expert witness skills, cannabis industry matters, strategic planning, compensation and related topics. He is co-author of several books including “Financial Valuations: Applications and Models,” “Reasonable Compensation: Applications and Analysis for Management, Valuation and Tax,” and “The Cannabis Industry Accounting and Appraisal Guide.”
Non-Member Price $85.00
Member Price $55.00