Saulino Tax Counsel advises companies and individuals in the executive compensation area in a variety of contexts.  The following represents a list of the most common types of matters on which Saulino Tax Counsel renders advice in the executive compensation area, as well a brief description of the firm’s typical role in such matters:

• Equity-Based Compensation – Assisting companies and individuals with understanding the company-side and employee-side tax ramifications of various equity-based compensation alternatives, advising companies in connection with negotiating “one-off” equity-based compensation arrangements for sought-after executives, drafting and implementing broad-based equity-based compensation plans for companies, and assisting individual executives and employees with negotiating and documenting the terms of equity-based compensation arrangements to achieve the desired tax results for the individuals

• Employment and Severance Agreements – Assisting companies and individuals with negotiating and drafting employment and separation agreements to ensure compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and minimize the adverse tax consequences associated with potential application of Internal Revenue Code Sections 162(m) and 280G

• Bonus Plans – Assisting companies and individuals with negotiating and implementing bonus plans to ensure compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and minimize the adverse tax consequences associated with potential application of Internal Revenue Code Sections 162(m) and 280G

• Mergers & Acquisitions – Assisting companies and individuals in negotiating and drafting employment, consulting, transition services, and similar agreements in connection with M&A transactions to achieve tax-efficient results for the client