About Karen

Karen Field has over 40 years of experience providing consultation services in the employee benefits sector. Her background experience includes working with qualified 401(k), IRA, executive compensation, equity compensation and pension issues. Karen joined RSM’s Washington National Tax compensation and benefits group after retiring from a similar position with a Big Four accounting firm.

Experience

Karen has extensive experience with domestic and international compensation and benefits issues. With her help, clients have successfully navigated taxation, reporting, withholding and deductions for equity compensation and nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements. She assists with section 280G golden parachute rules, section 162(m) $1 million-dollar limit rules, partnership compensation arrangements, fringe benefits and other employee benefits. Karen has worked extensively on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and more recent employee benefits changes.

As a thought leader, Karen speaks at professional conferences around the country, including the American Bar Association and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She is an emeritus member of the AICPA tax resource panel., and is also a part of the response team for the section 162(m) and section 4960 tax reform provisions.

Professional Affiliations and Designations

• Virginia State Bar Association
• American Bar Association, tax section
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, tax section
• TE/GE Joint Council, employee plans council

Education

• Juris Doctorate, School of Law, George Mason University
• Bachelor of Science, University of Virginia