On January 14, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the Department of Treasury issued proposed regulations under Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) section 162(m), which limits the deductibility of certain employee...more
Earlier this month, the IRS released Form 15620, a new standardized form for taxpayers seeking to make elections under Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) section 83(b). Previously, to make this election, taxpayers needed to...more
The IRS recently updated its Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Audit Techniques Guide. The updated June 2021 Guide (the “2021 Guide”) replaces the previous version published in June 2015 (the “2015 Guide”), and provides a...more
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
The coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread economic uncertainty and unanticipated liquidity issues for a wide range of individuals, including plan participants of nonqualified deferred compensation plans. In these...more
In recent years, many defined benefit (“DB”) pension plan sponsors have taken action to limit ongoing coverage and benefit accruals of their DB plans. Over time these plans may have difficulty continuing to satisfy the...more
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