SOAProjects, Inc. has helped a number of companies (both public and privately held companies) with the initial adoption, ongoing compliance with the requirements of FAS 123R including income tax accounting implications. We have issued written reports to document and support management’s position on various matters involving significant estimates and judgments in applying provisions of FAS 123R. Our reports and work has been successfully accepted by all Big 4 audit firms. Our pool of expertise includes published authors and college-level instructors on the topic.

FAS 123R Accounting Support

USGAAP Support

• Analyzing historical stock information, relevant industry data and peer companies data to support various critical assumptions used in valuation of stock options.
• Appropriate accounting treatment for various kinds of equity grants.
• Appropriate accounting for any modifications of equity grants.
• Quarter end / year end disclosures for financial statements on Form 10Q/10K.
• Stock Compensation related reporting under proxy statement to be filed with SEC.

IFRS -2 Reporting Support – For foreign subsidiaries

• IFRS-2 – Share-based Payment is applicable effective for fiscal periods starting on or after January 1, 2005.
• Statutory accounts of foreign subsidiaries may require reporting under IFRS-2 standards
• We can help bridge the gap from USGAAP FAS 123R reporting to IFRS-2 reporting.

Stock Administration Support

• Maintenance of equity database (we work with all major Equity Administration software like Equity Edge, EASi, etc.)
• Interface with HR to update employees, grants, terminations etc.
• Interface with stock brokers for exercises.
• Periodic SEC reporting (Form 4 etc.)
• Interface with transfer agent
• Month end reconciliations and stock options roll forwards
• Audit support for key assumptions for valuation

Income Tax Reporting Support

• Tracking historical APIC pool and tax liability data by individual stock option
• Supporting reports to prepare Income tax/Deferred income taxes related to various equity grants
• ISO- tracking disqualifying dispositions

Why Co-source/Outsource?

Stock Administration

• Economies of scale
• Cost effective Onsite/Offsite back room operations
• Reduce administrative burden of stock administration and financial staff

• Highly specialized reporting requirements
• Expensive to keep an in-house specialist
• Leverage knowledge/best practices gathered from various clients and Big 4 audit firms
• Not all the data required for reporting/tax calculations is available in standard reporting
• Analysis of historical data is required
• Cost efficient
• Timely reporting and efficiency

SOAProjects Equity Outsourcing Model

• Covers Equity Admin, FAS 123R, FAS 109, Assumptions, Footnotes
• Offered at a Competitive Annual Price
• Reduces cost by eliminating full time financial staffing and administrative burden
• Implements effective onsite/offsite backroom operations
• Frees internal company resources for higher value HR needs.
• Provides early detection & identification of technical accounting issues.
• Key valuation assumptions support –e.g. expected life, forfeiture rate etc.
• Address technical accounting matters such as non employee grants accounting, modification accounting, accelerated vesting, performance grants, India Fringe Tax Benefit
  
  
  

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