What is an accountant's role in your annual return/report (Form 5500)? Conventional wisdom says that accountants or auditors have an integral role to play in the preparation of the annual report for employee benefit plans, from both a financial and a ...
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About Kevin Long
New Continuing Education Course for CPAs: ESOPs – What to Say When a Client Asks
CalCPA has a new virtual course with CPE credit designed specifically for CPAs: ESOPs - What to Say When a Client Asks. CPAs play a critical role in guiding corporate clients through complex financial situations, including those related to succession ...
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Corporate Governance for Private ESOP Companies
Retirement plans are the principal institutional shareholders in the stock markets. These institutional investors believe that sound corporate governance is a key ingredient in successful companies. To maximize their returns, they look for companies ...
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ESOPs: The Three Types
This article will acquaint you with the utility of the ESOP as both a technique of corporate finance and an employee benefit plan. It is important to note, however, that there are other qualified retirement plans that can be used to invest ...
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Let Them Eat Stock
There is more to equity compensation than just giving your employees stock in the company. In this podcast episode, Kevin Long addresses common overbroad assumptions about equity compensation and how an equity readiness survey helps you determine ...
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ESOP Education Challenges
In this podcast episode, Kevin Long interviews Sheryl Bayani-Alzona and Nataki Gregory about their experience working with CT3, a new ESOP company. They discuss the challenges and successes of the ESOP transaction and how they were able to build a ...
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