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Stuart Lawson, CPA, CEPA, CM&AA

Stuart spent the initial 10 years of his career with Arthur Andersen LLP and has more than 30 years’ financial and operations expertise as a Board Member, Consultant, CFO or VP-Finance, including numerous capital raises, M&A transactions (buy and sell side), two IPOs and a going private transaction. Prior to joining SD Capital, he was a founding partner of Springer Lawson & Associates where he assisted clients with value creation and sell side advisory.  Over the course of his career, Stuart has worked with companies ranging from startups to mature organizations in the development of complex accounting models/plans. He also has extensive experience structuring transactions, assisting troubled companies, and building and streamlining back-office operations. Stuart has worked with numerous clients to help prepare them for sale, including two Carlyle portfolio companies.  He has significant experience working within the technology and government contracting space.

Education

B.S. – Accounting, Cum Laude, University of Maryland
B.A. – Government & Politics, Honors, University of Maryland

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Stuart enjoys hiking, bike riding and spending time with family.  He is a passionate fan of the Baltimore Orioles.

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Big Problem: Large Tax Burden In The Succession Plans Of A Family Business.


Big Thinking: Creating A Grantor Trust To Save $1.5 Million.

GREG ALLISON is responsible for estate and succession planning for business owners, executives and high-net-worth individuals. He also prepares annual income tax returns for estates and trusts in addition to gift tax returns, federal estate tax returns and state inheritance tax returns.
One of Greg’s clients was a father wanting to retire and give his son 100% ownership of their company. Giving his 80% share in the company would result in a $1.5 million tax due on redemption. Greg’s team was able to avoid the $1.5 million tax and introduce asset protection by having the father creator a grantor trust instead. “By creating a grantor trust, the father was able to sell his shares under the same terms as redemption but save money since no gain is recognized on the sale,” said Greg. “We were also able to integrate asset protection into the structure and procure the recurring tax and attest services.” Schneider Downs provides Big Thinking and Personal focus in delivering a variety of services for large and small businesses, both publicly and privately held, as well as nonprofit organizations, government entities and more. Through our commitment to thought leadership and knowledge management, we deliver the solutions our clients need with a personal commitment to service.

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