Colleen Essid

Support across employee benefits and tax matters

Colleen Essid counsels clients on a variety of employee benefits and tax matters, including executive compensation and tax controversy matters. She advises an array of clients, including private and public companies and tax-exempt organizations. Her experience encompasses:

• Fringe benefit plan design and taxation
• Executive compensation plans, including profits interests, equity, phantom equity plans and Code Section 409A compliance
• Federal income, payroll tax, and state and local tax analysis
• Cross-border transactions and multijurisdictional analysis
• Tax-qualified retirement plan, including compliance with complex tax rules and IRS correction program parameters
• Nonprofit retirement plan and executive compensation, including tax aspects of 403(b), 457(b) and 457(f) plans
• Affordable Care Act compliance, reporting requirements and penalty abatement