NECINA Entrepreneurship SIG Seminar(March 29)

[Hui Huang]

Stock Compensation - Considerations for Both Employers and Employees Date and Time: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 6: 00 pm - 9:00 pm Venue: Foley Hoag, 1000 Winter St, North Entrance, Suite 4000, Waltham, MA Cost: Free for NECINA members and guests, $15 for general public Seats are limited, online registration required. Please RSVP at: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=216722 Are you a high-growth company looking to attract and retain talent and would like to learn about the different types of compensation alternatives, how they impact the company and its employees, and their tax considerations? Or are you an employee who would like to understand how your stock compensation package works and the related tax implications? Whether you are an employer or an employee, if your answer is YES to either of the questions above, you cannot afford to miss this NECINA Entrepreneurship SIG seminar! At this seminar, you will learn about the different types of stock compensation, how they benefit the employer and the employee, and the key tax considerations which should be kept in mind by both the employer and the employee. Agenda 5:30 - 6:30  Pizza and networking 6:30 - 6:35 Open Remarks 6:35 - 8:30 Presentation: Stock Compensation - Considerations for Both                  Employers and Employees                  Craig O'Donnell, Deloitte                  Wayne Smith, Deloitte 8:30 - 9:00 Q&A and Networking Event Sponsors: Deloitte & Touche LLP and Deloitte Tax LLP Event Contact: Harry Gao (Please e-mail Harr...@NECINA.org or call 781-492-4417) About Speakers: Craig O'Donnell Principal, Global Employment Services Deloitte Tax LLP Craig leads the Deloitte Global Employment Services tax practice in New England, with more than 15 years of experience in employee benefit and compensation consulting. He specializes in benefits and compensation issues stemming from mergers and acquisitions, including golden parachute issues. Craig assists clients in designing and administering global equity and deferred compensation programs and maximizing the tax efficiency of such programs. He also serves clients in minimizing the risks associated with their employee benefit programs, including performing compliance reviews of qualified and nonqualified plans, executive compensation programs, and payroll. He has a bachelor's degree from Boston College, a JD from Boston College Law School and an LLM in Taxation from the Boston University School of Law. Wayne Smith Director Deloitte Tax LLP Wayne has over 20 years of experience serving high technology companies. He has assisted clients with developing short-term and long-term strategies dealing with their financing needs. He has provided consulting services in many areas including: mergers and acquisitions, transactional analysis, equity compensation planning, state and local tax planning, international tax planning, family wealth planning, year-end tax planning, and strategic tax planning. It will be Wayne's responsibility to assign tax partners, managers and other appropriate resources to serve your tax compliance and planning requirements. Wayne is the tax practice leader at our Tech-Venture Center. Wayne is a certified public accountant and an attorney. He received a BS/BA from Suffolk University, a JD from Suffolk University Law School, and an LLM from Boston University School of Law. He is currently an adjunct professor in the Boston University Law School Graduate Tax Program.