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Tax Considerations for Public Company Equity Incentive Awards

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This is the third part of a series covering certain securities law, corporate governance, and tax considerations related to stock options and restricted stock unit (RSU) awards granted by public companies....more

Rivkin Radler LLP

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

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U.S. SEC Proposes Amendments For Compensatory Securities Offerings

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On November 24, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Rule 701 and Form S-8. In a companion release, the SEC also proposed amendments to Rule 701 and Form S-8 to permit, on a temporary...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Globally (Not So) Mobile Employees: Taxation of RSU Equity Awards in a COVID-19 World

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The rules relating to the US taxation of restricted stock units (RSUs) in an international context are often complex and sometimes uncertain. This On the Subject explores how COVID-19-related travel restrictions affect the US...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Potential Benefits and Hurdles of New Rule Affecting Private Company Equity Award Grantees - Tax Update Volume 2019, Issue 1

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A much-touted change in employee compensation was instituted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, but whether it will be a much-used election remains to be seen. ...more

White & Case LLP

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

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

IRS Issues Initial Guidance on Deferral Option for Qualified Equity Grants

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("TCJA") into law. One of the lesser publicized changes enacted by the TCJA was the introduction of new Internal Revenue Code ("Code") Section 83(i),...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

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

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

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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Practical Implications of Section 83(i) Option and RSU Tax Deferral

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act) was passed in a whirlwind at the end of 2017. Now that a bit of time has passed and the dust has begun to settle, it is a good opportunity to remind everyone of one of the changes...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Proposed Tax Reform Bills of Senate and House Now Aligned on Key Compensation and Benefits-Related Tax Provisions

This WSGR Alert provides a high-level comparison of the latest tax reform proposals from the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate as they relate to compensation and benefits matters....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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