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Withholding Taxes: Deferred Comp and Services Overseas

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Approaching Year End- Which holiday do you dread the most? For me, it has always been, and likely will always be, Labor Day. Of course, with each passing year, anything that I describe as “always” is less meaningful than...more

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What are “Double-Vest” RSUs and Why Are They Making Headlines?

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Double-vest restricted stock unit awards (Double-Vest RSUs) made headlines a few years after the end of the Great Recession when they were awarded by pre-IPO tech giants. Since that time, it has become increasingly common for...more

Jones Day

Employee Stock Plans: International Reporting Requirements (UPDATED)

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This White Paper highlights some of the principal annual or quarterly reporting requirements for employee stock plans that multinational companies most commonly encounter when offering these programs to their employees in...more

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UPDATE: Russian Central Bank Clarification Provides Limited Exception to Decree No. 81

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On March 18, 2022, the Russian Central Bank clarified that the restrictions imposed under Decree No. 81 (see our earlier alert below) do not apply if a Russian resident acquires shares from a company of an “unfriendly”...more

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Practical Approaches to Employee Equity in Russia under Presidential Decrees

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The Russian President has issued Decree No. 81 — “due to the unfriendly actions of the US and other countries in violation of international law” — establishing special procedures for any transactions leading to the transfer...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Double Vesting Restricted Stock Units

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This episode of “Just Compensation” features Darren Goodman, Taryn Cannataro, and Megan Monson discussing restricted stock units (or RSUs). The panel describes what a RSU is, the pros/cons of issuing RSUs, and different types...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Restricted Stock Units: 10 Fast Facts

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Restricted stock units (RSUs) continue to be a popular form of equity compensation. This article covers ten things every compensation professional should know about RSUs. 1. How are RSUs different from restricted stock? ...more

Jones Day

International Employee Stock Plans: 2019 Mid-Year Developments

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This White Paper highlights some recent developments in certain countries relating to employee stock plans offered by multinational companies to employees in such jurisdictions. BELGIUM - New Tax Withholding...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Section 83(i): Considerations and Pitfalls for Private Employers

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• Now that the IRS has issued additional guidance on the practical considerations of the election to defer compensation allowed by Section 83(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, it has become clearer that...more

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IRS Issues Guidance on the Deferral of Income from Private Corporation Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units

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On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act") was signed into law. The Act added a new Section 83(i) to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), pursuant to which certain employees of eligible...more

Fenwick & West LLP

IRS Issues New Guidance on Section 83(i)

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The Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2018-97 on December 7, providing initial guidance for the new Section 83(i) of the Internal Revenue Code (Section 83(i)) enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The notice principally...more

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To Be or Not To Be … Subject to the New Section 83(i) Deferral Process - IRS Issues New Guidance

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The Internal Revenue Service issued guidance on a tax law change that permits the deferral of income tax on equity awards in private companies. Section 83(i) of the Internal Revenue Code was included in the 2017 Tax Cuts and...more

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Equity Compensation and the Rise of Restricted Stock Units

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In recent years, equity compensation programs have increasingly been using restricted stock units (RSUs). A manufacturing company recently made news when it granted RSUs worth millions of dollars to thousands of its employees...more

White and Williams LLP

New IRC Section 83(i) Introduces Election to Defer Tax on Certain Stock Options and RSUs

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An election introduced as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act allows taxpayers to defer the recognition of taxable income with respect to certain categories of compensatory stock options and restricted stock units (RSUs)....more

Fisher Phillips

What Every Employer Needs To Know About The Tax Reform Law

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Late last year, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) and it was quickly signed by the President. The Act seeks to reform the current tax system and contains numerous provisions that may be significant to...more

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Tax Act: New Opportunity to Defer Income from Certain Private Company Equity Grants

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The new Section 83(i) of the tax code, enacted as part of the Tax Act, allows certain private company employees to elect to defer, solely for income tax purposes and for a period of up to five years, the income attributable...more

Perkins Coie

Impact of Tax Reform on Some Private Company Equity Awards: Limited Income Tax Deferral Opportunities for Employees

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The recent tax reform bill, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the Act), was signed into law on December 22, 2017. The Act includes a new income tax deferral regime for certain employee stock options...more

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New Deferral Opportunity for Stock Awards

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act includes a new provision that can delay the taxation of compensation paid to employees of “eligible corporations” in the form of “qualified stock” for up to five years. The provision is set forth in...more

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A Summary Of The Tax Cut And Jobs Act

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On November 2nd, the House Ways and Means Committee released the much anticipated "Tax Cut and Jobs Act" (H.R. 1). If passed, this initial pass at widespread tax reform would trigger the most sweeping changes to the U.S. tax...more

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The Republican Tax Plan and the Revenue-Raising Assault on Employee Compensation

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On November 2, 2017, the Republican caucus of the House of Representatives unveiled its plan to overhaul the nation’s tax code. In an apparent effort to raise revenue, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” if adopted, would...more

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