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Ajax Corporation is a young high-growth company engaged in the manufacture and distribution of automotive parts. Its common stock has doubled in value since the company was listed on the NASDAQ exchange about two years ago. Ajax currently has a high debt/equity ratio due to the issuance of debt to finance its capital expansion needs. Despite rapid growth in assets and profitability, Ajax has severe cash flow problems and a poor working capital ratio. The company urgently needs to attract new executives to the organization and to provide financial incentives to existing top management because of recent turnover and high growth. Approximately 55% of the common stock is owned by Andrew Ajax, who is the CEO, and his immediate family. None of the other officers own stock in the company.
You are a tax consultant for the company who has been asked to prepare suggestions after reviewing the compensation system. Your discussions with several top management individuals reveal the following aspects of corporate strategy and philosophy:
1. The company needs to expand the equity capital base because of its concern for the high risk caused by 2.large amounts of debt.
2. Improvement in cash flow and liquidity would enhance its stock price and enable the company to continue its high growth rate.
3. Top management feels that an employee’s loyalty and productivity would be improved if all employees owned some stock in the company. The company currently offers a qualified pension plan to its employees and executives that provides only minimal pension benefits. No other deferred compensation or bonus arrangements are currently being offered.
4. Andrew Ajax feels that the top management group should own a substantial amount of Ajax stock to ensure that the interest of management corresponds with the shareholder’s interest (i.e., the maximization of shareholders’ wealth).
The following four types of executive compensation arrangements have been discussed:
1. Encourage all employees and executives to independently fund their retirement needs beyond any Social Security benefits by establishing IRA plans.
2. Provide restricted property arrangements (using Ajax’s stock) to attract new top level executives and to retain existing executives.
3. Offer nonqualified or incentive stock options to existing and new executives.
4. Traditional qualified profit sharing plans
Question: Please give some recommendations for Ajax Corpration according 4 types of executive compensation arrangements have been discussed (previous mentioned)
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