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Deferred Compensation is a financial arrangement whereby a portion of an employee's current wages are distributed at a later time, usually to delay tax liability. Deferred compensation often takes the form of... more +
Deferred Compensation is a financial arrangement whereby a portion of an employee's current wages are distributed at a later time, usually to delay tax liability. Deferred compensation often takes the form of stock options or severance payments.  less -
Flaster Greenberg PC

End of Year Reminder – IRC Section 409A

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As the year is quickly coming to an end, it is especially prudent to review compensation arrangements from an Internal Revenue Code section 409A perspective. Generally, Section 409A applies to “deferred compensation”...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Top Ten Benefit and Compensation Issues in Employment & Separation Agreements

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When a company negotiates either an employment agreement or separation agreement with an employee, the employee benefits offered are typically a large piece of the total package. However, the terms of these types of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Executive Compensation and Benefits Alert: IRS Issues New Section 409A Guidance"

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In an unexpected development, on June 21, 2016, the IRS issued proposed regulations that clarify and modify the final regulations issued in 2007 and the proposed income inclusion regulations issued in 2008. In many cases,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Dec. 31 Deadline for Severance Pay Provisions in Employment Agreements to Comply With Section 409A

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Many employment agreements, especially those for high-level executives, provide severance pay upon a change in control or a termination without cause, but only if the employee signs a release of claims. The IRS has noted that...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

409A Transition Relief Expires at Year-End; Employers Should Review Their Plans

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Employers should review plans and agreements subject to Internal Revenue Section Code 409A before the end of 2012. That’s when transitional relief afforded by the Internal Revenue Service expires for deferred compensation...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Recent Compensation Trends In Mergers And Acquisitions And Section 409a

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This article discusses the traps for the unwary created by Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 409A”) with respect to current trends in change-in-control compensation for public company executives and the...more

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