Taxation of Fringe Benefits: Fringe Benefit Developments Including Remote Work, Autos, Meals, Travel, Corporate Apartments, Spouses, and Education

Ms. Sharara is an employee benefits and executive compensation professional with over 25 years of experience with an emphasis on retirement plans, executive compensation, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining BDO, Ms. Sharara was part of the Washington Resource Group at Mercer, a global human resources consulting firm, where she produced market-differentiating intellectual capital for consultants and clients. Ms. Sharara has also been a partner at several national law firms. In addition, she taught a Master's in Taxation course on employee benefits and executive compensation at American University's Kogod School of Business. Ms. Sharara advises a broad range of clients, including employers, employees, ERISA plan fiduciaries, financial institutions, and tax exempt organizations and has represented them before the IRS and DOL.

Ms. Vines is a managing director in BDO’s National Tax Office focusing on Compensation and Benefits. She has extensive experience in a wide variety of executive compensation, employee benefits, and qualified plan matters. Ms. Vines has worked closely with taxable, flow through, and nonprofit organizations on a wide variety of tax matters connected to providing  compensation and benefits to workers.  

Ms. Wimer is an attorney and a CPA with nearly 30 years of experience previously serving as a senior partner in the national tax department of a Big Four accounting firm. She has extensive experience advising clients on complex compensation tax issues, including reporting and withholding and also advises on large deduction timing issues in connection with mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Wilmer’s practice includes structuring optimum ownership of private aircraft and business jets, factoring in deduction and income inclusion for personal use, excise tax, depreciation, SEC, Standard Industry Fare Level, and FAA issues. She frequently resolves a gamut of compensation issues such as employment taxes, stock options, Section 162(m), Section 83, deduction limitations, the entertainment disallowance, and a wide variety of fringe benefits, including health insurance.