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Treasury Issues Final Regulations on Section 162(m) Executive Compensation Deduction Limits

On December 18, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and Treasury Department released final regulations (the “Final Regulations”) interpreting the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s (the “Act’s”) revisions to Section 162(m) of the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Executive decision: IRS finalizes section 162(m) regulations

On December 18, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department issued final regulations under section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, following proposed regulations issued in December 2019. The final...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

IRS Issues Final Regulations Regarding Certain Employee Remuneration in Excess of $1 Million Under Section 162(m) of the Code

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended, the “Code”) imposes a $1 million deductibility limit on compensation paid by “publicly held corporations” to “covered employees.” As reported in our previous...more

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Public Company Nonqualified Plan Amendments May Be Required by December 31: The Law of Unintended Consequences Strikes Again

The Internal Revenue Code is famously complicated, and changes to discrete parts of the code - such as those adopted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) - have a notorious history of leading to unpredictable and...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Changes to Section 162(m) Affecting Deferred Compensation Arrangements

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Public companies maintaining deferred compensation arrangements for their executive officers should consider how recent changes to the regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) may impact the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Certain Deferred Compensation Plans Must Be Amended by December 31, 2020

Transition relief for amending nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plans to reflect the 2017 amendments to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code will expire on December 31, 2020. ...more

Troutman Pepper

Proposed Section 162(m) Regulations Affect REIT Compensation Arrangements

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Recently proposed IRS regulations reverse the reasoning of several past IRS private letter rulings regarding the application of the $1 million compensation cap of Section 162(m) to UPREIT structures in publicly traded REITs...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Proposed IRS 162(M) Regulations Effect Executive Compensation Arrangements

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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently proposed Regulation 122180-18 (the “Proposed Regulations”) to implement the amendments found in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”)1 to Section 162(m) of the Internal...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices

On January 29, 2020, Skadden hosted the webinar “Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices” presented by panelists Michael Bergmann, Executive Compensation and Benefits counsel;...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

10 Key Takeaways From the Section 162(m) Proposed Regulations

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Recently issued proposed regulations clarify changes made by the TCJA to the tax deductibility of executive compensation. Section 162(m) of the US Internal Revenue Code (the Code) as amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...more

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IRS Publishes Proposed Regulations Under Section 162(M)

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published proposed regulations on December 20, 2019, under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code), which implement the amendments to Section 162(m) set forth by the 2017 Tax Cuts...more

Dechert LLP

And We Mean It - Proposed Regulation Doubles Down on the Elimination of the Performance-Based Exception Under Section 162(m) of...

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Last week, on December 20, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) published a proposed regulation (the “Proposed Regulation”) under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

New Section 162(m) Proposed Regulations

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) made significant changes to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Section 162(m)), expanding the scope of individuals and entities subject to Section 162(m), in addition to...more

Locke Lord LLP

Holiday Stocking Stuffer: IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Under Code Section 162(m)

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On December 16, 2019, the Treasury Department released proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) to address the amendments made to Code Section 162(m) by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Amendment”). As background,...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

IRS offers a 162(m) - brace for the holidays

On December 16, 2019, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released long-awaited proposed regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code implementing changes...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: IRS Issues Much Anticipated Proposed Regulations Under Section 162(m)

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On Monday, December 16, 2019, the IRS issued proposed regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code to reflect certain changes that were made to Section 162(m) by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

IRS Widens Scope Of Section 162(m) Deduction Limit

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Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) caps at $1 million a year a public corporation’s tax deduction for compensation paid to each of certain executive officers. As originally implemented, the regulations...more

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IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Under Code Section 162(m)

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The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) significantly amended Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m), which generally disallows the deduction of compensation in excess of $1 million paid by a “publicly held corporation” to a...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Considerations and Challenges Under New IRS Guidance on Section 162(m)

On August 21, the IRS issued Notice 2018-68, Guidance on the Application of Section 162(m) ("Notice"). Internal Revenue Code ("Code") Section 162(m) places a limitation on the amount publicly traded companies are permitted to...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Under New IRS Section 162(m) Guidance, Many Common Arrangements will not Retain Grandfathered Status

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On August 21, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2018-68 (the “Notice”), which clarifies a number of changes made to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) by last year’s Public Law...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New IRS Guidance Regarding Section 162(m)’s Deduction Limitation for Executive Compensation – Increased Complexity and Reduced...

The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) recently issued Notice 2018-68 (the “Notice”) that provides guidance regarding the application of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 162(m)”)...more

Snell & Wilmer

The IRS’ Initial 162(m) Transition Guidance is Finally Here

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On August 21, 2018, the IRS released Notice 2018-68 (“Notice”) providing its initial guidance on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Act”) transition rule for changes made to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

IRS Provides Guidance on Application of Code Section 162(m) as Amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

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On August 21, 2018, the IRS issued initial guidance (Notice 2018-68) to assist companies in determining how the changes made to Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) (“Section 162(m)”) by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

IRS Releases Initial 162(m) Guidance

IRC §162(m) limits a publicly held corporation’s ability to take a tax deduction for compensation paid to covered employees in excess of $1 million. As mentioned in our January 2018 Client Advisory, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

IRS Guidance Clarifies Some TCJA Changes to the $1 Million Deduction Limit for Executive Compensation under Code Section 162(m)

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), limits a publicly held corporation’s ability to take a corporate income tax deduction for compensation in excess of $1 million paid to “covered...more

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