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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The DOL May Not Actually Want to Hear From You: New Guidance Streamlining the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program

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The DOL updated its voluntary fiduciary correction program (“VFCP”) which was introduced over 20 years ago to allow plan sponsors to corrected enumerated fiduciary breaches. The amended VFCP now allows for self-correction of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

IRS Announces Proposed 162(m) Regulations Defining the Scope of Expanded Covered Employees

On January 16, 2025, the IRS and the Department of the Treasury published proposed regulations relating to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The proposed regulations provide guidance on, and implement, the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices

On January 29, 2020, Skadden hosted the webinar “Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices” presented by panelists Michael Bergmann, Executive Compensation and Benefits counsel;...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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

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

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

McGuireWoods LLP

IRS Releases New Guidance on Section 162(m) Covered Employees and Grandfathering Rules

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The IRS recently released guidance regarding the 2017 Tax Act amendments to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, which generally apply to taxable years beginning or after Jan. 1, 2018. IRS Notice 2018-68 provides...more

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Initial Post-Tax Reform 162(m) Guidance Issued – A Reasonable Grandfather and a Covered Employee Surprise

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On August 21, 2018, Treasury and IRS released Notice 2018-68, their initial guidance on the application of Code section 162(m) after Tax Reform (including the operation of the grandfather provision for compensation required...more

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Blockchain Tokens As Compensation

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Blockchain is a revolutionary technological tool in the way it tracks and stores data, decentralizes information, establishes trust in electronic files, and dispenses of intermediaries. This technology powers virtual...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

IRS Updates Golden Parachute Audit Guide

This is our first of many alerts during 2017 as the new administration signals the rollback of many regulations (e.g., fiduciary rules and pay ratio). We will keep you posted. In January 2017, the Internal Revenue...more

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