January 12, 2021 - No matter the size of your manufacturing company, there's likely to come a time you'll wonder if you need more internal help with your finances. If you don't have one, you might consider hiring a chief financial officer (CFO)...
Brian Sweeney, CPA
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December 10, 2020 - The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was created to help American businesses tide over the COVID-19 coronavirus, and businesses applied in droves: about 5 million businesses were approved for PPP loans by the Small Business...
August 13, 2020 - When you're ready to exit your business, you have many options for how to go about planning what will happen when (and after) your exit. Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are one of them โ but how do you know what's right...
April 27, 2020 - While it is a little-known section of the Internal Revenue Code, Section 139 can provide employees with benefits on a tax-free basis, and employers a deduction with limited administrative burden. Note that this does not need to...
ESOPs come with a variety of advantages for the sponsoring company, the selling shareholders, and employees alike. For shareholders considering selling to an ESOP, a 1042 rollover can be a great tax deferral opportunity. Furthermore, while access...
October 16, 2019 โ Imagine you own a business, and it's profitable. While it's been great running the show, you'd like to be able to divest some of your time away without selling to a third party or introducing heightened risk to your company....
St. Paul, Minnesota (February 12, 2019) โ Accounting firm Redpath and Company, Ltd. (Redpath) is a proud sponsor of the NCEO conference in Pittsburgh this spring.
August 15, 2018 โDo you have questions as an ESOP plan sponsor? Brian Sweeney, our ESOP Partner will be at The Fall ESOP Forum: Best Practices in Employee Ownership, sponsored by the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO).
[February 2, 2020 Update: We have a more comprehensive version of this article available on this page.] Deciding if an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is the right business strategy for you is a little more complex than just addressing some...
