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Five Excise Tax Tips For Tax-Exempt Employers

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As we have previously discussed, the 2017 tax reform act created a new excise tax under section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code that will affect many tax-exempt employers. The tax is 21% of certain compensation and can be...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Excessive Executive Compensation And The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2017: Widening The Net Of Negative Tax Consequences For...

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With all the national press coverage about tax savings, tax cuts and company bonus payments associated with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”), it is easy to miss the changes in federal tax laws that impose...more

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Tax Reform Surprises and Strategies with the New 162(m) Rules

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Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) previously limited the tax deduction to $1M annually for covered employee compensation paid by a company that is publicly traded, subject to some important exceptions. The...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Brings New Complexity to Compensating Employees of Tax-Exempt Organizations

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Deferred compensation arrangements maintained by tax-exempt organizations must already comply with certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), including the deferred compensation rules under...more

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Impact on Tax-Exempt Organizations

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On December 22, 2017, President Donald Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act), which imposes a new excise tax on certain tax-exempt organizations for compensation paid to their covered employees in excess...more

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Tax Reform and Employee Benefits – What You Need to Know Now

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As you have probably heard by now, the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Tax Reform Act) made significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. With regard to executive compensation, the Tax Reform Act made widely...more

Baker Donelson

Tax Reform: Spotlight on Compensation and Benefits Provisions

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The new tax bill (the "Act") - a culmination of months of back-and-forth between the House and Senate Republicans - was signed into law on December 22, 2017. The Act fulfills many of the promises made by the Trump...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

2018 Tax Reform Series: New Excise Tax On “Excess” Executive Compensation Paid By Tax-Exempt Employers

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This is the fifth article in our series covering the various employee benefits-related changes contained in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed by the President on December 22, 2017. Some of the most fundamental changes under...more

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Time to Revisit Executive Compensation Arrangements in Light of Recent Tax Reform

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”) signed into law on December 22, 2017, will significantly impact many public company executive compensation plans and arrangements. Companies should take this opportunity to...more

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Five Things Employers Should Know about Tax Reform

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With the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act comes sweeping changes to executive and equity compensation and employee benefits. Employers should evaluate whether they will be subject to the $1 million tax deductibility...more

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Tax Bill: New Opportunity to Defer Tax on Certain Equity Awards and Repeal of Performance-Based Exception to 162(m)

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The Tax Cuts and Job Act of 2017 was recently signed into law creating two important changes in executive compensation, which we outline below. The Tax Bill Permits Certain Employees to Elect to Defer Taxation of Qualified...more

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The New Tax Rules for Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits

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On Dec. 22, President Trump signed into law the 2017 Tax Act, the most comprehensive set of changes to the Internal Revenue Code since 1986. Some of the changes affect executive compensation and employee benefits. Because...more

Goodwin

2017 Tax Law's Impact on Compensation and Benefits

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On December 20, 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act), which President Trump indicated he would sign. It is a sweeping tax bill with the potential to significantly alter executive compensation and employee...more

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GOP Tax Reform: Impact on Executive Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans

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The tax reform act, formerly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), was approved by House and Senate Republicans and is ready to be signed into law by President Donald Trump. President Trump is expected to sign the...more

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Tax Cut Impacts on Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits

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After much back and forth, the House and Senate both voted to pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Act), and the President is expected to sign the legislation shortly. The changes made by the Act are arguably the biggest leap...more

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Congress Approves Tax Reform Bill Impacting Equity Compensation

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was passed by both chambers of Congress on Wednesday, December 20, 2017, and will be sent to the President’s desk for final signature. The Fenwick & West team will provide a more detailed analysis in...more

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Tax Reform Bill Tightens $1M Limit on Deductibility of Public Company Executive Compensation

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will make major changes to the $1 million limit on deductible compensation contained in Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code....more

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Alert: Analysis of the Final Tax Reform Bill

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On December 15, 2017, the Conference Committee released the final legislative text of HR 1, entitled "An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year...more

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Congress’ New Tax Law—Excise Tax Coming on Compensation of Tax-Exempt Organization Executives

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), which was agreed upon by the House/Senate Conference Committee last week, includes a provision that imposes an excise tax equal to the corporate tax rate—which is 21 percent under the...more

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Impact of Tax Reform on Public Company Executive Compensation

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As you probably know, both the House and Senate have passed tax reform bills. Whether the two bills will be able to be harmonized and passed into law remains to be seen. Both bills include changes that will have a significant...more

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To Accelerate or Not? Potential Tax Planning in Light of Proposed Reforms to Code Section 162(m)

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Under both the House and Senate versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) would be modified to expand the scope of companies and executive officers subject to the limitation on deductibility...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Tax Reform Passes The Next Hurdle -- The Senate

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This is the second issue in a planned series of alerts for employers on selected topics on tax reform. The series of Tax Reform Management Alerts is designed to provide an in-depth analysis of executive compensation and...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Tax-Exempts And Public Companies Beware – Major Changes To Executive Compensation Tax Rules Loom

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On December 2, 2017, the U.S. Senate passed its version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Senate Bill”). Our Benefits Law Advisors blog previously discussed some of the major provisions of a draft House of Representatives...more

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Equity Compensation Rules Continue to Change in Latest Proposed Tax Reform Bill

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The tax reform bill passed by the Senate early Saturday morning, December 2, in a 51-49 vote contained a number of last-minute amendments which, among other things, continue to leave key equity compensation rules in flux....more

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Senate Stays Up Late to Approve Tax Bill

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Early in the morning on Saturday, December 2, 2017 (it was nearly 2 AM Eastern!), the Senate voted 51-49, drawn mostly along party lines, to pass its version of the tax reform bill described in our previous blog posts....more

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