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Compensation and benefits tax services that empower businesses in a competitive market

Choosing the right compensation and benefits program that works to attract and retain talent is complicated. You want to be competitive in the marketplace and recruit the best employees and executives. You want the program to align with your long-term business strategy. Yet you also need to monitor—and comply with—ever-changing regulations and tax policies. And you need to do it across multiple programs both at the organizational and individual level.

It’s a lot, but we can help. For decades, we’ve helped middle market businesses plan and implement compensation and benefits programs that are tax advantageous. We understand the many tax, compliance and reporting challenges you face.

RSM goes beyond tax. We seamlessly coordinate services across your company—from auditing your employee benefits plans to designing your total rewards programs. Also ask us about variable pay/incentive programs for for-profit and nonprofit entities.

Compensation and benefits plans and programs we’ll advise on include:

Employee benefits programs are crucial for recruiting and retaining talent. But employee demands for more flexible programs can create tax and compliance concerns. We’ll keep you compliant and evaluate your strategies across a range of program types.

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