Mr. Mahoney is a member of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation group. He focuses on employment tax matters at both the federal and state levels, the review of labor and tax laws governing qualified plans, and the strategic design of executive compensation plans for a global workforce.
Mike advises employers on a multitude of fringe benefit issues including tax advantageous means of structuring such benefits. He routinely assists clients resolve payroll audits, working with federal and state authorities to reduce assessments on behalf of employers. In performing due diligence, he provides counsel through mergers and acquisitions to identify and quantify exposure resulting from, among other items, worker misclassification and accountable expense plan failures. He navigates employers through risk mitigation strategies during integration following an acquisition or merger, including the Voluntary Classification Settlement Program.