The IRS has issued two forms (along with accompanying instructions) that corporations must use to satisfy the return and information statement requirements under Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended....more
1/20/2025
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Establishing a new 401(k) plan or migrating to a new 401(k) provider is a complex process involving multiple stakeholders. Companies should expect up to four months between the commencement of the process until finalization...more
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code denies a tax deduction to a public company for compensation paid to certain individuals—called “covered employees”—to the extent that the compensation paid to such individual...more
8/27/2018
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Grandfathering Rules ,
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Performance Incentives ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Section 162(m) ,
Tax Deductions ,
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Tax Reform
This client alert is intended to remind you of certain 2017 year-end reporting requirements under Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), with respect to stock issued to employees or former...more
1/15/2018
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ISOs ,
Reporting Requirements ,
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Stock Options ,
Stock Transfer Restrictions
Paving the way for a net-win for technology companies, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) released a modified chairman’s mark to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that brings treatment of equity and...more
11/17/2017
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Deferred Compensation ,
Executive Compensation ,
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Section 162(m) ,
Startups ,
Stock Options ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
The Joint Committee on Taxation released a description of the Senate Chairman’s Mark to the proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on November 9, 2017, reintroducing adverse equity and performance-based compensation tax provisions...more
11/13/2017
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Deferred Compensation ,
Employee Benefits ,
Executive Compensation ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
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Section 162(m) ,
Section 409A ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
The House Ways and Means Committee on November 2, 2017, released the proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which may have significant impact on the taxation of equity and performance-based compensation for both private and public...more