" ... analyzes the issues relating to the deduction by an employer for a "reasonable allowance" under [section] 162(a) for compensation paid with regard to personal services rendered. It discusses in depth the factors applied in determining reasonableness, the necessity for the actual performance of services, situations where a deduction for reasonable compensation is not allowable, and other aspects of reasonable compensation. Various tax planning and controversy considerations also are discussed"--Portfolio description (p. iii).

This one-stop information Guide helps practitioners whenever employee-owner compensation is subject to review and adjustment. In all private companies, an expense that is discretionary to the owner in terms of size, timing and payment method may represent not only compensation for services rendered, but also disguises dividends or profit distribution. The valuation of a business could be greatly affected by owner's compensation, or the lack thereof. This book is also an invaluable resource when valuing non-compete agreements or calculating personal vs. enterprise goodwill. If you purchased all these reports individually, the cost would be over $600.

This Guide helps practitioners whenever employee-owner compensation is subject to review and adjustment. In all private companies, an expense that is discretionary to the owner in terms of size, timing and payment method may represent not only compensation for services rendered, but also disguises dividends or profit distribution. The valuation of a business could be greatly affected by owner's compensation, or the lack thereof. This book is also an invaluable resource when valuing non-compete agreements or calculating personal vs. enterprise goodwill.

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Longlisted for the 2021 Porchlight Business Book Awards, Management & Workplace Culture An expert takes on the crisis of income inequality, addressing the problems with our current compensation model, demystifying pay practices, and providing practical information employees can use when negotiating their salaries and discussing how we can close the gender and racial pay gap. American workers are suffering economically and fewer are earning a living wage. The situation is only worsening. We do not have a common language to talk about pay, how it works at most companies, or a cohesive set of practical solutions for making pay more fair. Most blame the greed of America’s executive class, the ineptitude of government, or a general lack of personal motivation. But the negative effects of income inequality are a problem that can be solved. We don’t have to choose between effective government policy and the free market, between the working class and the job creators, or between socialism and capitalism, David Buckmaster, the Director of Global Compensation for Nike, argues. We do not have to give up on fixing what people are paid. Ideas like Universal Basic Income will not be enough to avoid the severe cultural disruption coming our way. Buckmaster examines income inequality through the design and distribution of income itself. He explains why businesses are producing no meaningful wage growth, regardless of the unemployment rate and despite sitting on record piles of cash and the lowest tax rates[0] in a generation . He pulls back the curtain on how corporations make decisions about wages and provides practical solutions—as well as the corporate language—workers need to get the best results when talking about money with a boss. The way pay works now will not overcome our most persistent pay challenges, including low and stagnant wages, unequal pay by race and gender, and executive pay levels untethered from the realities of the average worker. The compensation system is working as designed, but that system is broken. Fair Pay opens the corporate black box of pay decisions to show why businesses pay what they pay and how to make them pay more.