On December 5, 2008, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued new guidance under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 409A. The new guidance consists of: (1) proposed regulations dealing with the calculation of amounts includible in income under, and the additional taxes imposed by, Section 409A(a) when nonqualified deferred compensation fails to comply with Section 409A, and (2) a Notice providing relief for, and methods of correcting, certain operational failures to comply with Section 409A.

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