The NASPP Blog

We are excited to bring our popular “Meet the Speaker” series back to the NASPP Blog, featuring interviews with speakers at the 22nd Annual NASPP Conference.  This is a great way to get to know our many distinguished speakers and find out a little more about their sessions in advance of the Conference.

For this week’s Meet the Speaker interview, we feature Cathy Goonetilleke of Ernst & Young, who will lead the session “Short-Term Travel, Long-Term Consequences: Focusing on Payroll Taxes for Business Travelers with Equity.”

NASPP: What are you planning on covering during your session?

Cathy: Companies are now taking mobility to the next level and addressing the next tier of risk associated with business travelers holding equity awards.  We are going to share some of the challenges and considerations that leading companies have experienced during this journey.

NASPP: What actions should companies be taking now with respect to business travelers?

Cathy: Companies should be educating themselves on the current domestic and global risks.  They should be trying to quantify the exposure they have today and project for the next several years.  From this, they can make decisions on policies and an approach forward.

NASPP: What is the silver lining here?

Cathy: If you haven’t fully tackled this, you are far from alone.  However, it is trending as the next wave in audits and compliance efforts.

NASPP: If you had a store on Etsy, what would you sell in it?

Cathy: Probably short stories for children.  I really enjoy making up stories with my daughter to teach, entertain and humor her.

Don’t miss Cathy’s session, “Short-Term Travel, Long-Term Consequences: Focusing on Payroll Taxes for Business Travelers with Equity,” at the 22nd Annual NASPP Conference. I expect that she has some great stories to tell on this topic.

– Barbara