Do you wonder what is the easiest, least expensive, and most flexible approach an owner/founder/operator can use to attract and motivate top talent? This post introduces Mark C Bronfman’s article on using Profits Interests vs Options to install simple, flexible, and highly effective executive incentive plans.
Profits Interest and why we need it
Founders who still own and run their businesses may bring on executives to get to the next level and/or to free themselves from being a slave to their success. The challenge is how to provide incoming executives with attractive upside at low cost, risk, and complexity to the owner, founder.
Profits Interests, an ownership and incentive planning solution under current US tax law, are often the right and best approach. This powerful equity incentive plan requires no buy-in; is not taxable at grant or vesting; and, its capital liquidations are taxed as capital gains
In his article: The Profits Interest, now available as an IntelliVen Insight, Mark C. Bronfman, Founder of Bold Value and affiliated with Sagemark Consulting, describes how Profits Interest can convey a true ownership interest without the friction of paying for the capital of the past. Continue reading Profits Interest vs Options
