Donald M. Meyer

Donald M. Meyer is a partner of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, where he is a member of the Tax, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, and Business Services Groups. Don currently serves as chair of the Tax Group. In his diverse practice, he works with public and private companies, large and small nonprofit organizations, public schools and colleges, ESOPs and other ERISA plans, and health care providers, as well as executives and sole proprietors. Don provides his legal knowledge and advice to these clients with respect to their assorted business, tax and benefits needs, while also serving in a general counsel capacity for various clients. When necessary, he represents his clients before the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Indiana Department of Revenue and other government agencies.

Honors / Awards

The Best Lawyers in America 2013-2026; AV Peer Review rated by Martindale-Hubbell; Certified Public Accountant

Appearances / Publications

Don is a frequent speaker and has spoken before many groups, including attorneys, accountants, school administrators, bankers and lenders, church groups, chambers of commerce, insurance agents, health care providers, organizations of CEOs and retirement plan administrators. His presentations have focused in his areas of experience and have included the following topics:

•Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Agreements
•Starting a Business - Basic Legal Considerations
•Compliance Review of 401(a), 403(b), 457(b), and Other Public School Benefit Plans
•Bankruptcy and Employee Benefit Plans from an ERISA Perspective
•Fiduciary Best Practices (Plan Fiduciary Liability)
•Don't Underestimate the Benefits of an ESOP
•Executive Compensation and Deferred Compensation Arrangements
•Form 990 Requirements: Governance, Management and Disclosure
•Special Deferred Compensation Requirements, IRC Section 409A
•ESOPs Can Protect Indiana Jobs
•403(b) Plans for Indiana Public Schools
•Annualized Pay Arrangements for Indiana Public Schools
•What to do with the Family Business
•The ESOP Solution
•Superintendent and Administrators' Contracts: Basic Concepts
•Affinity Programs and For-Profit Activities
•Nonprofit and Tax Exempt Organizations
•What is a VEBA and Why Should I Care?
•Pre-Tax Voluntary Contributions to ISTRF and PERF
•Preparing for a Federal Tax Audit
•Alternatives to Severance Pay for Exempt Organizations
•Compensation for Minority Shareholders
•Taxation of Retirement Pay
•Indiana Income Taxation of Pass-Through Entities
•Estate Planning for the Business Owner
•Selecting the Right Retirement Plan

Board of Directors: APTURA Group; Central Indiana Hardware Co.; Banning Engineering