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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 -
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IRS Clarifies Application of Required Minimum Distribution Rules to Inherited Retirement Accounts

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The Secure Act, passed in 2019 and updated in 2022, made significant changes to the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules applicable to qualified retirement plans, IRAs, 403(b) plans, and other eligible deferred...more

Williams Mullen

Annual Employee Benefits Compliance Checklists - Corporate Counsel

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The following checklist highlights key issues for corporate counsel with respect to employee benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements....more

Rivkin Radler LLP

The Family Business – Compensating Family-Employees

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Hope you had a good Thanksgiving Holiday. Some of us probably feel we ate or drank either too much or not enough, watched too much or not enough football, or spent too much time discussing politics and the state of the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

IRS Releases 2024 Cost-of-Living Adjusted Limits for Benefit Plans

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The Internal Revenue Service recently announced 2024 dollar limits for qualified retirement plans (including 401(k) plans), deferred compensation plans, and health and welfare plans. Adjustments to certain limits are based on...more

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Retirement Plans: Will January 1, 2024 Effective Date for Age 50 Catch-Up Contribution Changes Be Delayed?

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Section 401(k) Plans, Section 403(b) Plans and governmental Section 457(b) Plans generally permit employees to defer compensation on a pre-tax basis. These plans may also provide the opportunity for employees to defer...more

Willcox & Savage

A Day in the Life of an Employee Benefits Attorney - (AKA Questions that keep coming my way)

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Every day I counsel employers on a variety of issues related to all flavors of employee benefit plans and programs, big and small – and often more complex than they might first appear. ...more

Verrill

How many participants is too many for a top hat plan?

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A client recently reviewed a census of participants in its deferred compensation plan and found that the covered group amounted to nearly 15% of its total workforce. Mindful of the need to limit the number of participants in...more

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2021 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 4) Executive Compensation

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As is tradition, we are happy to present our End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. We are publishing our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered year-end health and welfare plan issues, Part...more

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2021 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 2) Annual Cost of Living Adjustments

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As is tradition, we are happy to present our End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. We are publishing our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered year-end health and welfare plan issues. This...more

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TRS Supplemental Savings Plan November Update

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Last week TRS published Employer Bulletin 22-15 on its Supplemental Savings Plan (SSP), a new SSP Employer Participation Agreement, and a form of resolution for adoption by school boards to approve the Participation...more

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Updated Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Audit Guide

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In June the Internal Revenue Service released an updated Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Audit Technique Guide. This updated Guide replaces the initial Guide published in 2015. While it is too early to say whether the...more

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HIPPER THAN HIP

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Nowotny On Death and Taxes podcast episode #36 Hipper than Hip introduces the corporate sponsored malta pension plan. Learn more about the powerful 401(h) medical plan #maltapensionplan #nonqualifieddeferredcompensationplan...more

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“HIPPER THAN HIP” Introducing the Corporate Sponsored Malta Pension Plan

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Over the last two years I have written extensively about the Malta Pension Plan (MPP) as an alternative to the Roth IRA. Like a Roth IRA, the MPP is an individual Plan but unlike a Roth IRA, it does not have a contribution...more

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Employee Benefit Plan Developments—2020 Year in Review

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Employee benefits professionals have faced many challenges in 2020. We have seen remarkable changes to state and local requirements, an onslaught of new benefits legislation and governmental policies, shifting reporting and...more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Plan Administrators’ 2020 Year-End Checklist

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On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by colleague Nona Massengill to discuss important steps that plan administrators need to take before the end of 2020. They will...more

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December 31 Sunset of Safe Harbor Correction Method for Certain Elective Deferral Failures Benefits Law Update

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A special IRS-approved correction method available for elective deferral failures in 401(k) and 403(b) plans with automatic contribution features will sunset on December 31, 2020, meaning it will not be available to correct...more

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ROCK OF AGES video

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Rock of Ages - The Arithmathean Pension Plan is a creative idea on how to use a pooled income fund as a version of non-qualified deferred compensation. Provide a lifetime annuity of tax-free distributions for key employees!...more

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ROCK OF AGES - THE ARITHMATHEAN PENSION PLAN

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Podcast episode #25 speaks to using the pooled income fund for non-deferred compensation planning. Provide key employees with a lifetime income of tax-free distributions. ...more

Maynard Nexsen

Deferred Compensation Plans: Options and Considerations

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Businesses often consider how to reward and retain top talent and incentivize productivity without offering equity, an ownership interest in the business. An executive deferred compensation plan allows an employer to...more

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ROCK OF AGES: The Arithmathean Pension Plan - Using the Pooled Income Fund for Non-Deferred Compensation Planning

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The first article for professional publication that I wrote was an article about using offshore trusts in non qualified deferred compensation planning. I called the article the Rastafarian Rabbi Trust. The article was...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Possible Options for Participant Relief Under Section 409A Plans in the Time of Coronavirus

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The coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread economic uncertainty and unanticipated liquidity issues for a wide range of individuals, including plan participants of nonqualified deferred compensation plans. In these...more

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The California Supreme Court Addresses the California Rule and Public Retirement System Governance

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In a landmark decision of a unanimous court, on July 30, 2020, the California Supreme Court issued its second case in two years on the scope of the “California Rule,” Alameda County Deputy Sheriff’s Assoc. et al., v. Alameda...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Mid-Year Retirement Benefits Update

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The Internal Revenue Service has been busy issuing guidance over the last month or so on various retirement benefit issues. We want to be sure you are aware of these important updates. Retirement plan and IRA liquidity...more

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IRS Guidance Permits Certain Individuals Affected by COVID-19 to Cancel NQDC Plan Deferral Elections

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Under IRS Notice 2020-50, employers sponsoring nonqualified deferred compensation plans (NQCD plans) may now allow employees to suspend their deferral elections without having to determine whether the employee has had an...more

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Additional Clarity for Employers and Retirement Plan Administrators on Coronavirus Relief Under the CARES Act

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After the CARES Act was enacted, plan administrators had questions regarding how to determine if a participant is eligible to receive a Coronavirus distribution, Coronavirus loan, or delay of loan payments because a...more

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