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Stephen J. Swarts
Steve Swarts advises clients primarily in the areas of:
- • Tax Planning
- • Employee Benefits
- • Employment Law
- • Mergers and Acquisitions
- • General Corporate Law
Steve’s practice focuses on assisting employers with employee benefit and tax planning issues, including audit and investigations assistance, mergers and acquisitions support and planning and compliance advice.
On the employee benefits side, he advises clients in the areas of qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, including employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and deferred compensation plans; equity plans, including phantom and restricted stock plans; and welfare plans. From a tax perspective, Steve assists clients with various questions regarding federal and state tax laws, including withholding, payroll and income and sales tax support.
Prior to joining Rinke Noonan, Steve was a senior tax associate at Ernst & Young in Minneapolis where he worked in an employee benefits and executive compensation department.
Steve is a member of the Employee Benefits Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association, the Stearns/Benton Bar Association and the John E. Simonett Inns of Court. He is active in community organizations, including Granite Rotary Club of St. Cloud Rotary and Sauk Rapids Chamber of Commerce, and serves as a volunteer judge for the Minnesota State High School Mock Trial competition.
Bar Admissions:
- Minnesota
- Missouri