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Optimizing ESOP Success: Accounting & Valuation Essentials

Webinars

Continuing Education Credit Offered: Generic, CPE

Whether your ESOP is in its early stages or well-established, this session will explore key accounting strategies to help maximize the value of your plan. Attendees will gain a practical understanding of ESOP accounting fundamentals, the rhythm of the annual accounting and valuation cycle, and what to expect during the annual ESOP valuation review – equipping you with the insights needed to manage your ESOP with confidence.

Learning Objectives:

1) Understand foundational accounting principles applicable to both new and established ESOPs.

2) Gain insight into the annual ESOP accounting and valuation cycle, including key tasks and timelines.

3) Learn how the annual ESOP valuation review process works and its impact on financial reporting and plan administration.

Presenters

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Zach Kubly

Zach Kubly is a director in Katz, Sapper & Miller's Business Advisory Group. Experienced in federal and state tax matters, Zach works with clients in a wide range of industries, including agriculture, manufacturing, distribution, and transportation. Zach helps clients minimize tax liabilities and plan for future opportunities. He provides consulting services to clients of various sizes “ from small businesses to large corporations “ and equips them with the advice they need to make timely, accurate, and educated business decisions. Prior to joining KSM, Zach spent six years at a Big Four firm serving midsized companies and five years with local firms working with small businesses and their closely held owners.

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Dan Sailer

Dan Sailer is a director in Katz, Sapper & Miller’s Valuation Services Group. He is passionate about guiding clients through their succession alternatives by advising them on estate planning, gifting strategies, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), corporate transactions, and other valuation matters. Dan combines his years of experience working with closely held companies with his skillsets of valuation and financial modeling to develop ideas, strategies, and scenario analyses to solve problems and optimize his clients’ goals. Dan also has experience with dispute resolution, litigation support, and valuation of complex capital structures.

Thank you to our Sponsors

Blue Ridge
Chartwell
KSM
McDermott Will & Emery
PCE Investment Bankers, Inc.
Prairie
Praxis
Strategic Talent Partners
Texas Center for Employee Ownership