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How Companies Adjust Equity Awards for Retirement
Mar 5, 2025

Learn what happens to equity awards when employees retire.
Rethinking Four-Year Vesting
Feb 27, 2025

Examine the reasons for and limitations of four-year vesting and consider alternatives that might be a better fit for some start-ups.
Could Fractional Shares Benefit Your Stock Plan Participants?
Feb 26, 2025

You may have dreaded fractions in math class, but they can be a real benefit when it comes to your stock plans. Learn how fractional shares can increase the value delivered to participants.
Coordination Required for EDGAR Next Enrollment
Feb 19, 2025

The SEC’s new EDGAR Next platform will require considerably more coordination between companies who share reporting insiders. Here’s why and how.
Acronyms Commonly Used in Equity Compensation
Feb 13, 2025

Does equity compensation sometimes feel like a foreign language or a big bowl of alphabet soup? This blog entry will help you sort through the most commonly used acronyms.
IRS Proposes Regs Expanding 162(m) to Ten Employees
Feb 12, 2025

The IRS proposed regulations on the additional five employees covered under Section 162(m), as required under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Trends in ESPPs: Five Facts and a Myth
Feb 5, 2025

The good news: ESPPs are common, offer great benefits to employees, and result in long-term employee ownership. The bad news: participation rates are low. These and other ESPP trends from the NASPP/Deloitte Consulting 2020 Domestic Stock Plan Administration Survey.
A Quick Guide to Equity Grants for Private Companies
Jan 30, 2025

An A to Z guide to the various vehicles private companies can use to offer equity to employees, including strategic considerations for each vehicle.
How Employee Mobility Affects Taxation of ISOs and ESPPs
Jan 29, 2025

Mobile employee tax compliance may be tricky enough on its own, but when tax-qualified arrangements are involved, things get even more complicated.