Not counting this form of
compensation as an expense was a ridiculous accounting practice, and one that was supported by ridiculous arguments by lobbyists and the lawmakers who wanted to protect their corporate constituents who were getting rich.
Not counting this form of
compensation as an expense was a ridiculous accounting practice, and one that was supported by ridiculous arguments by lobbyists and the lawmakers who wanted to protect their corporate constituents who were getting rich.
It is a zero sum game — if firms count total
compensation as an expense, there will be no profits.
Not exact matches
Stock
compensation has become so widespread that public companies had to be required to report it
as an
expense starting in 2006.
Management believes analysts and investors use Adjusted EBITDA
as a supplemental measure to evaluate overall operating performance and facilitate comparisons with other wireless communications companies because it is indicative of T - Mobile's ongoing operating performance and trends by excluding the impact of interest
expense from financing, non-cash depreciation and amortization from capital investments, non-cash stock - based
compensation, network decommissioning costs
as they are not indicative of T - Mobile's ongoing operating performance and certain other nonrecurring income and
expenses.
Another curiosity of the accounting system: when companies issue shares to employees exercising their options, the company can take a tax deduction
as compensation expense.
«These freelancers come on board
as subcontractors and save the small business owner the burden of paying overhead associated with payroll taxes and
expenses such
as health insurance and worker's
compensation,
as well
as the space constrictions that growing a company in - house can present.»
The website provides information such
as financial performance, accountability, revenue,
expenses and leadership
compensation.
Excluding one - time
expenses such
as stock - based
compensation, the company lost $ 3.35 per share.
Represents share - based
compensation expense associated with equity awards for the periods indicated; also includes the portion of annual non-cash incentive
compensation expense that eligible employees elected to receive or are expected to elect to receive
as common equity in lieu of their 2017 and 2018 cash bonus, respectively.
Contributions are tax advantaged in two important ways: they are tax deductible
as a business
expense, and, although they are a form of workers»
compensation, they are free from any payroll taxes.
Certain other entertainment
expenses are also 100 percent deductible if they are taxable
as compensation to the employee or independent contractor, or if they are reimbursed
expenses.
Product development
expenses grew in line with revenues, driven by new hires, salary increases
as well
as growth of the share - based
compensation in Q1 2018.
(2) Adjusted to eliminate SBC
expense (
as adjusted for the income tax reduction attributable to SBC
expense),
expense related to contingent
compensation, foreign exchange losses
as adjusted for the reduction in income tax attributable to the losses, losses from repurchases of convertible debt (
as adjusted for the related decrease in income tax), amortization of debt discount (
as adjusted for the related reduction in income tax).
These increases were partially offset by lower stock - based
compensation expense as a result of forfeitures of stock during the quarter and making our annual stock grant later in the quarter than we did in the first quarter of 2017.
For example, the agencies do not count
as tax expenditures deductions the tax law permits to measure income accurately, such
as employers» deductions for employee
compensation or interest
expenses.
«Non-GAAP Income from Operations» is defined
as our non-GAAP income from operations (revenues less cost of revenues and operating
expenses, excluding the impact of stock - based
compensation expense and amortization of acquisition - related intangible assets),
as adjusted to exclude certain acquisitions and not including the impact of amounts payable under the Kokua Bonus Plan.
(l) Except
as otherwise set forth in Schedule 2.7 (l) of the Disclosure Schedule, (i) the Company is not and will not be obligated to pay separation, severance, termination or similar benefits
as a result of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor will any such transactions accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount, of any benefit or other
compensation due to any individual; and (ii) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not cause the Company to record additional
compensation expense on its income statements with respect to any outstanding Stock Option or other equity - based award.
The figure leaves out some legal costs and stock - based
compensation,
as well
as taxes, interest and other
expenses.
Jarden's executives» cash bonuses and equity awards are tied to meeting specific «adjusted EPS» criteria, which is the same
as reported EPS except that it removes certain
expenses, including stock
compensation associated with restricted stock.
We believe it is useful to exclude non-cash charges, such
as depreciation and amortization and share - based
compensation expenses, from our Adjusted EBITDA because the amount of such
expenses in any specific period may not directly correlate to the underlying performance of our business operations.
The total amount of fees the Company paid F.W. Cook in 2007 was $ 111,207, which included the fees paid for services provided
as the independent
compensation consultant to the HRC and GNC, reimbursement of F.W. Cook's reasonable travel and business
expenses, and a fee of less than $ 5,000 for a survey of long - term incentives which is used for benchmarking for other positions throughout Wells Fargo.
The
Compensation Committee also considers the appropriateness of various equity vehicles, such as stock options, PRSUs and RSUs, as well as overall program costs (which include both stockholder dilution and compensation expense), when evaluating the long - term in
Compensation Committee also considers the appropriateness of various equity vehicles, such
as stock options, PRSUs and RSUs,
as well
as overall program costs (which include both stockholder dilution and
compensation expense), when evaluating the long - term in
compensation expense), when evaluating the long - term incentive mix.
Under the Bonus Plan, our
compensation committee, in its sole discretion, determines the performance goals applicable to awards, which goals may include, without limitation: attainment of research and development milestones, sales bookings, business divestitures and acquisitions, cash flow, cash position, earnings (which may include any calculation of earnings, including but not limited to earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and net earnings), earnings per share, net income, net profit, net sales, operating cash flow, operating
expenses, operating income, operating margin, overhead or other
expense reduction, product defect measures, product release timelines, productivity, profit, return on assets, return on capital, return on equity, return on investment, return on sales, revenue, revenue growth, sales results, sales growth, stock price, time to market, total stockholder return, working capital, and individual objectives such
as MBOs, peer reviews, or other subjective or objective criteria.
A portion of these awards is generally subject to continued post-acquisition employment, and this portion has been accounted for
as post-acquisition share - based
compensation expense.
As of December 31, 2014, there was $ 177.9 million of total unrecognized
compensation expense related to outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.86 years.
As of September 30, 2015, there was $ 228.5 million of total unrecognized
compensation expense related to outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.18 years.
However, following this offering, the salary and bonus payments to our senior Carlyle professionals, including our named executive officers, will be reflected
as compensation expense in our financial statements and we have reflected these amounts in the applicable columns of the Summary Compensation Table below even though they are not recorded as compensation expense in our historical financial
compensation expense in our financial statements and we have reflected these amounts in the applicable columns of the Summary
Compensation Table below even though they are not recorded as compensation expense in our historical financial
Compensation Table below even though they are not recorded
as compensation expense in our historical financial
compensation expense in our historical financial statements.
Pursuant to applicable accounting principles, for financial statement reporting purposes we have historically recorded salary and bonus payments to our senior Carlyle professionals, including our named executive officers,
as distributions in respect of their equity ownership interests and not
as compensation expense.
The total amount of fees the Company paid Cook & Co. in 2011 was $ 163,199, which included the fees paid for services provided
as the independent
compensation consultant to the HRC and GNC, reimbursement of Cook & Co.'s reasonable travel and business
expenses, and a fee of less than $ 5,000 for a survey of long - term incentives which is used for benchmarking for other positions throughout the Company.
In January 2009,
as part of AMD's cost cutting efforts and with the goal of reducing operating
expenses and AMD's break - even point, the
Compensation Committee temporarily
The higher - than - average annual fees SAC charges clients —
as much
as 3 percent of assets and 50 percent of profits — cover the
expenses of running his hedge funds, including employee
compensation, and generate profits for Cohen
as the principal owner.
on a pro forma basis, giving effect to (i) the automatic conversion of all of our outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock other than Series FP preferred stock into shares of Class B common stock and the conversion of Series FP preferred stock into shares of Class C common stock in connection with our initial public offering, (ii) stock - based
compensation expense of approximately $ 1.1 billion associated with outstanding RSUs subject to a performance condition for which the service - based vesting condition was satisfied
as of December 31, 2016 and which we will recognize on the effectiveness of our registration statement in connection with a qualifying initial public offering,
as further described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, (iii) the increase in accrued
expenses and other current liabilities and an equivalent decrease in additional paid - in capital of $ 187.2 million in connection with the withholding tax obligations, based on $ 16.33 per share, which is the fair value of our common stock
as of December 31, 2016,
as we intend to issue shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock on a net basis to satisfy the associated withholding tax obligations, (iv) the net issuance of 7.6 million shares of Class A common stock and 5.5 million shares of Class B common stock that will vest and be issued from the settlement of such RSUs, (v) the issuance of the CEO award,
as described below, and (vi) the filing and effectiveness of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation which will be in effect on the completion of this offering.
The pro forma consolidated balance sheet data gives effect to (i) the automatic conversion of all of our outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock other than Series FP preferred stock into shares of Class B common stock and the conversion of Series FP preferred stock into shares of Class C common stock in connection with our initial public offering, (ii) stock - based
compensation expense of approximately $ 1.1 billion associated with outstanding RSUs subject to a performance condition for which the service - based vesting condition was satisfied
as of December 31, 2016 and which we will recognize on the effectiveness of our registration statement in connection with this offering,
as further described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, (iii) the increase in accrued
expenses and other current liabilities and an equivalent decrease in additional paid - in capital of $ 187.2 million in connection with the withholding tax obligations, based on $ 16.33 per share, which is the fair value of our common stock
as of December 31, 2016,
as we intend to issue shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock on a net basis to satisfy the associated withholding tax obligations, (iv) the net issuance of 7.6 million shares of Class A common stock and 5.5 million shares of Class B common stock that will vest and be issued from the settlement of such RSUs, (v) the issuance of the CEO award,
as described below, and (vi) the filing and effectiveness of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation which will be in effect on the completion of this offering.
The pro forma adjustment related to stock - based
compensation expense of approximately $ 1.1 billion has been reflected
as an increase to additional paid - in capital and accumulated deficit.
In fiscal 2014, we incurred approximately $ 5.4 million of additional tax
expense as a result of the Section 162 (m) deductibility limit for
compensation paid to the Chief Executive Officer and the three other highest - paid executive officers (other than Mr. Graf).
The fair value of unvested stock options to purchase common stock
as of the acquisition date was $ 343 and is recorded
as compensation expense as the stock options vest over the employees» requisite service period.
The tender offer closed in September 2011, and at the close of the transaction, the Company recorded $ 34.7 million
as compensation expense related to the excess of the selling price per share of common stock paid to the Company's employees and consultants over the fair value of the tendered share, and $ 35.8 million
as deemed dividends in relation to excess of the selling price per share of common and preferred stock paid to existing investors in excess of the fair value of the shares tendered.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined
as net income / (loss) from continuing operations before interest
expense, other
expense / (income), net, provision for / (benefit from) income taxes; in addition to these adjustments, the Company excludes, when they occur, the impacts of depreciation and amortization (excluding integration and restructuring
expenses)(including amortization of postretirement benefit plans prior service credits), integration and restructuring
expenses, merger costs, unrealized losses / (gains) on commodity hedges, impairment losses, losses / (gains) on the sale of a business, nonmonetary currency devaluation (e.g., remeasurement gains and losses), and equity award
compensation expense (excluding integration and restructuring
expenses).
The decrease primarily resulted from a $ 175.2 million decrease in share - based
compensation expense, primarily related to $ 183.4 million recognized
as a result of the Merger, an $ 11.1 million decrease in Merger - related costs and a $ 2.3 million decrease in travel and corporate functions costs, partially offset by a $ 3.5 million increase in executive severance costs, a $ 2.8 million increase in sponsor - related consulting fees for interim executive and international consulting services, a $ 2.6 million increase in legal and accounting fees, a $ 1.9 million increase in sponsor - related management fees and a $ 1.0 million increase in contract negotiation services.
Selling, general and administrative
expenses were 74 basis points lower than last year
as a percentage of sales due to sales leveraging, lower incentive
compensation and a reduction in media spend at Olive Garden.
And though banks and bank depositors are better compensated for the governments» takings, that
compensation comes at taxpayers»
expense, because it translates either into an immediate reduction in Fed remittances to the Treasury or (
as has been the case in fact) in an enhanced risk of reduced remittances in the future.
The increase in non-interest
expenses primarily reflects higher salaries and benefits, mainly resulting from hiring activity and the
compensation changes described above,
as well
as increased premises and other
expenses to facilitate business growth.
It said the big improvement was driven by a US$ 64mln increase in California Provider Fee revenue,
as well
as a favorable adjustment to malpractice and workers»
compensation expenses and «strong cost management within the company's hospital operations and corporate overhead functions.»
In the settlement, MassMutual will pay out over $ 9MM in cash
compensation, give a 60 - day window for any planned fund changes, and, most importantly, clearly disclose fees and
expense ratios in plan funds
as well
as any revenue sharing payments it receives.
At least now these options are counted
as compensation (although most companies try to avoid this by using magical terms like «adjusted EBITDA» which essentially does what GAAP accounting allowed in the 90's — not counting this form of
compensation expense as an
expense).
The maximum
compensation the Marketing Agent may receive under this Marketing Agent Agreement,
as a result of the Trust's offering, is not to exceed $ -LSB--RSB-, which includes $ -LSB--RSB-(fees) and $ -LSB--RSB-(
expenses).
Save
as precluded by law, we will not be liable to you for any indirect or consequential loss, damage or
expenses (including loss of profits, business or goodwill) howsoever arising out of any problem you notify to us under this condition and we shall have no liability to pay any money to you by way of
compensation other than to refund to you the amount paid by you for the goods in question
as above.
Without getting into a great deal of song and dance about a side topic, I'll just say that I believe our GDP growth would explode
as companies rushed to establish operational headquarters in the US, and the changes in the individual income tax codes would have a chilling effect on both the Wall Street money churners (people would be rewarded for going long with their investments instead of shuffling money around to chase pennies) and the out - of - control executive
compensation at the
expense of the long - term health of the company.
Your intended parents are responsible for all
expenses you incur
as a result of the surrogacy, including your
compensation, medical
expenses, attorney fees and travel
expenses.