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Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 162(m) Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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IRS Proposes Regulations on Expanded Definition of Covered Employee Under Code Section 162m

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code prohibits a publicly held corporation from taking compensation-related tax deductions with respect to the compensation of a “covered employee” to the extent the compensation exceeds...more

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IRS Issues Final Section 162(m) Regulations On Companies’ Ability To Deduct Executive Pay

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently published final regulations implementing changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Section 162(m)) expanding the scope...more

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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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Section 162(m) Final Regulations Clarify Grandfathering Rules to Compensation Payable under Account Balance and Nonaccount Balance...

Pubic companies that sponsor nonqualified deferred compensation plans with grandfathered benefits will want to be aware of helpful payment guidance in the Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) final regulations. The final...more

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Alert: IRS Issues Final Regulations Under Section 162(m)

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On December 18, 2020, the IRS issued final 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. The final regulations...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

409A/162(m) Payment Delay Provisions

Public companies that sponsor nonqualified deferred compensation plans that require Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) payment delays may want to consider whether removing the payment delay provision from a plan is...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

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

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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

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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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Highlights from Proposed Section 162(m) Regulations

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Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code disallows a deduction by any publicly held corporation for applicable employee remuneration paid with respect to any covered employee to the extent that remuneration for the taxable...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

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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

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IRS Issues 162(m) Proposed Regulations

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On December 16, 2019, the IRS issued proposed regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Proposed Regulations”). The Proposed Regulations respond to comments made on Notice 2018-68 (the “Notice”),...more

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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

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices

On February 5, 2019, Skadden hosted the webinar “Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices.” The panelists were David Schwartz, Skadden’s global head of Labor and Employment...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

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IRS Guidance on Application of Code Section 162(m)

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On August 21, 2018, the IRS issued Notice 2018-68 containing initial guidance on the application of amended Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code). The notice describes how to identify “covered employees”...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

IRS Issues Partial Guidance on the Repeal of Section 162(m)

State law is critical to understanding the grandfather rule. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act altered rules on deductibility of certain exec comp payments....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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Section 162(m) – The Narrow Path to Grandfathering

On August 21, 2018, the IRS released IRS Notice 2018-68 which contains much-anticipated initial guidance on the application of the grandfathering rules under amended Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. ...more

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The 162(m) Grandfather Reveal Party: IRS Releases Limited Guidance on Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m)

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It took roughly nine months, but you may now be in a position to identify and reveal the status of contracts as 162(m) grandfathered – or not. Last week, in IRS Notice 2018-68, the IRS provided long-awaited, albeit limited,...more

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