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Culture From the Top Down: Executive Compensation Plans Explained

Carson Wealth

At their most basic level, executive compensation plans are designed to attract, retain and motivate top talent and leadership. But truly successful plans are designed to be much more than providing a high salary to a key employee – they support the business’s philosophies, values, and mission. .

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Massachusetts ‘Millionaires’ Tax Applies to Sudden Wealth Events

Darrow Wealth Management

The surtax will increase the Massachusetts tax liability by $68,000 on the sale of their home. Further, if you weren’t planning to sell the asset, it’s usually not advisable to do so for tax reasons alone. But if a sale is in process, wrapping it up before 12/31 would be advantageous (all else equal).

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10 High-Income Tax Planning Strategies to Complete Before 2025: A Year-end Checklist

Harness Wealth

While it’s not always advisable to sell investments at a loss, it may make sense in your situation to consider selling underperforming assets, especially if you’re willing to invest in alternative assets that provide similar exposure without triggering a wash sale.

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Concentration Risk and Your Equity Compensation: Reasons and Rebuttals

Zajac Group

Reason #2 – A Belief that the Stock Will Go Up: Fear of missing out, or fear of making a mistake on the sale of your stock (particularly if it has been outperforming), may influence your decision not to sell and diversify. These factors might lead to overconfidence in the stock, and its future price expectations. Proceed more gradually?

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Maximizing the Value of Your Equity Compensation: A Guide to Making the Right Choice for You

Zajac Group

However, if you are seeking a qualified sale in pursuit of more favorable tax treatment, and you are willing to evaluate AMT and AMT credit (if applicable), an exercise and hold of some or all your ISOs may be your best bet. Some might be typical financial planning goals like: I want to buy a house (or a vacation home).

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A Quick Take on the Tax Treatment of Incentive Stock Options

Zajac Group

While AMT and holding periods for qualified sales may be important from a tax-reporting standpoint, they may be irrelevant if you simply exercise and sell your ISOs in a cashless transaction. When you do, the sale is either a qualified or disqualified sale, and is taxed accordingly.

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Does being a fiduciary financial advisor REALLY matter – or is it “meh?”

Sara Grillo

The standard, however, is often used haphazardly, invoked as a sales tool by dual-registered advisors who want to virtue signal, only to be abandoned in a legal context by those same advisors who backpedal into being “just a salesperson.” Let’s talk about it. It’s about how you behave and the operational standards you follow.