Compensation and benefits
WTAS offers outstanding service to businesses in the all-important area of employee compensation and benefits. We can:
"Compensation and benefits play a critical role in attracting and retaining quality personnel. WTAS’ experienced
professionals can help your business consider the numerous compensation alternatives and then design and implement an
effective, tax-efficient compensation program."
- Provide general tax consulting services on compensation and benefits issues
- Help your business develop and implement nonqualified deferred compensation plans
- Assist in the design, establishment, implementation and operation of equity compensation programs such as nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, qualified stock-purchase plans, restricted-stock arrangements, restricted-stock unit programs and phantom stock
- Provide transaction consulting services, including, review of retirement programs and welfare-benefit plans, integration issues, and income tax deduction issues
- Consult on "golden parachute" arrangements
- Advise on the design and implementation of executive financial and tax counseling programs
- Assist in the design, implementation and termination of qualified retirement plans such as pension plans, profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans, and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)
- Consult with you on operational issues of qualified retirement plans including compliance issues, prohibited transactions, discrimination testing, preparation of IRS Form 5500, and reporting and income tax withholding issues
- Consult on employee welfare plans and fringe benefits, including taxation issues, reporting rules, and withholding tax requirements