News & Analysis as of

Compensation & Benefits Executive Compensation Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

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

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Executive Compensation Under the New Administration

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

President-elect Donald Trump’s impending return to power on January 20, 2025, has created uncertainty and challenges for proxy advisory firms, such as ISS and Glass Lewis, which provide voting recommendations to investors on...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

IRS Issues Final Regulations Regarding Certain Employee Remuneration in Excess of $1 Million Under Section 162(m) of the Code

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended, the “Code”) imposes a $1 million deductibility limit on compensation paid by “publicly held corporations” to “covered employees.” As reported in our previous...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Final Regulations Issued on Deductions for Executives’ Compensation

Executives of public companies looking to their personal and company compensation planning in the New Year face a host of challenges. They and their compensation committees do, however, have the benefit of long-awaited...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

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

Snell & Wilmer

2020 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 3) - Executive Compensation

Snell & Wilmer on

As 2020 comes to an end, we are happy to present our traditional 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...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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Executive Compensation at Tax-Exempt Organizations Back in the Limelight – IRS Issues New Guidance

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: The IRS recently issued proposed regulations providing guidance under Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section 4960, which provides for an excise tax on tax-exempt organizations that pay certain executives in...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Proposed 162(m) Regulations Add Another Layer of Executive Compensation Issues in M&A

Holland & Knight LLP on

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) upended public company compensation structures nationwide. Prior to the TCJA, Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, generally provided for a $1 million...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Proposed Section 162(m) Regulations Affect REIT Compensation Arrangements

Troutman Pepper Locke on

Recently proposed IRS regulations reverse the reasoning of several past IRS private letter rulings regarding the application of the $1 million compensation cap of Section 162(m) to UPREIT structures in publicly traded REITs...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Proposed IRS 162(M) Regulations Effect Executive Compensation Arrangements

Womble Bond Dickinson on

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

Latham & Watkins LLP

10 Key Takeaways From the Section 162(m) Proposed Regulations

Latham & Watkins LLP on

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

Troutman Pepper Locke

IRS Issues Proposed Regulations On Section 162(M)'s Executive Compensation Deductibility Cap

Troutman Pepper Locke on

On December 20, 2019, the IRS issued proposed regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code....more

BCLP

Highlights from Proposed Section 162(m) Regulations

BCLP on

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

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

New Section 162(m) Proposed Regulations

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) made significant changes to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Section 162(m)), expanding the scope of individuals and entities subject to Section 162(m), in addition to...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Holiday Stocking Stuffer: IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Under Code Section 162(m)

Troutman Pepper Locke on

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

IRS Widens Scope Of Section 162(m) Deduction Limit

Morrison & Foerster LLP on

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

WilmerHale

IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Under Code Section 162(m)

WilmerHale on

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

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

The Code Section 4960 Excise Tax on Excess Executive Compensation – Part I: Tax on Excess Compensation and Potential Tax...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (signed into law in late 2017) added Section 4960 to the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”). Code Section 4960 imposes an excise tax (currently 21 percent) on certain excess executive compensation paid...more

WilmerHale

The Section 4960 Excise Tax: Application to Tax-Exempt and Affiliated Taxable Entities

WilmerHale on

Federal tax law changes enacted with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 may require tax-exempt organizations to reevaluate their compensation practices, particularly with respect to employee severance. Section 4960 of the...more

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive...

New Excise Tax For Tax-Exempts Can Ensnare For-Profit Employers: Comment Deadline Fast Approaching

As discussed, the IRS’s initial interpretation of a new excise tax under Section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code could catch for-profit employers who set up foundations, trusts, PACs, and other tax-exempt entities off...more

Holland & Knight LLP

IRS Notice Provides Guidance for Exempt Organizations on Excise Tax

Holland & Knight LLP on

• The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released IRS Notice 2019-09 (Notice) offering guidance under Section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code as added by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. • Section 4960 applies to certain...more

Blank Rome LLP

Nonprofits Should Be Wary of Excise Tax Complexity

Blank Rome LLP on

As part of 2017’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Congress added new Section 4960 to the Internal Revenue Code. Section 4960 imposes an excise tax — currently set at 21 percent — on “applicable tax-exempt organizations” that pay...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

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

Troutman Pepper Locke on

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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Good News / Bad News: The IRS has Released Interim Guidance Regarding the New Excess Compensation Excise Tax Applicable to...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Just in time for the New Year and notwithstanding the government shutdown, on December 31, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Notice 2019-09 (the “Notice”), which provides interim guidance on the new excise tax...more

76 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 4

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide