S Corporation Reform May Be Added to Tax Extension Bill

A revised version of the S corporation reform legislation that was included in the tax bill that passed Congress earlier this year (and that the President vetoed) may be resurrected in a bill to extend popular tax deductions and credits now working its way through Congress.

Safran Wins Employee Ownership Awards

The 60,000-employee French aerospace, defense, and security company Safran won the 2012 grand prize for employee stock ownership from the French Fédération des Associations d'actionnaires Salariés and the compensation and benefits prize from Observatoire des Rémunérations et Avantages Sociaux for

Salisbury University Course on Shared Entrepreneurship

On September 26, Salisbury University (Maryland) will offer a half-day course on shared entrepreneurship, cultures of innovation, and hands-on examples from the recently published book Shared Entrepr

SARs or Options in Closely Held Companies?

If you have a closely held company, which is better, stock appreciation rights (SARs) or stock options? Options are still the most popular choice, but consider some downsides: when someone exercises an option, they have to pay after-tax cash for the shares.