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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

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Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m): Proposed Regulations

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On January 14, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service and the US Treasury Department issued proposed regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) to implement changes under the American Rescue Plan Act of...more

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Proposed Regulations Issued Under Internal Revenue Code § 162(m)

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Changes effective starting on January 1, 2027 - In the last few days preceding President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the IRS under the Biden administration proposed regulations to implement amendments to Internal Revenue...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Proposed regulations explain the expansion of “covered employees” under Code Section 162(m)

On January 14, 2025, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) relating to the expansion of the definition of “covered employees” under Internal Revenue...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on the Expanded Definition of "Covered Employee" Under Code Section 162(m)

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On January 16, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published proposed regulations ( 90 FR 4691) under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 162(m) generally limits the deductibility of compensation paid in any...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Implementing Changes to Code Section 162(m)

On January 14, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the Department of Treasury issued proposed regulations under Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) section 162(m), which limits the deductibility of certain employee...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

IRS Issues New Proposed Regulations Under 162(m)

On January 14, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued new proposed regulations under section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), supplementing regulations already in effect. Under section 162(m),...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

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

IRS Proposes to Limit Application of Funding Rule on Stock Buyback Excise Tax

In prior bulletins from February 2023 and December 2022, we described a notice from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that outlined the rules that the IRS intended to issue with respect to the 1% stock buyback excise tax....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Newly Proposed Regulations on Stock Buyback Excise Tax Largely Adopt Approach From Initial IRS Guidance

On April 12, 2024, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (89 FR 25980 and 89 FR 25829) on the excise tax on stock buybacks enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction...more

Snell & Wilmer

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

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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

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Changes to Section 162(m) Affecting Deferred Compensation Arrangements

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Public companies maintaining deferred compensation arrangements for their executive officers should consider how recent changes to the regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) may impact the...more

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Final Regulations and New Proposed Regulations on Immediate Expensing: Implications for Energy and Infrastructure

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On September 13, 2019, the IRS and Treasury Department released final regulations (the Final Regulations) and new proposed regulations (the New Proposed Regulations) that interpret and clarify the regime for immediate...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Proposed IRS 162(M) Regulations Effect Executive Compensation Arrangements

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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

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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

White and Williams LLP

Proposed Regulations Broaden Limitation on Compensation Deductions for Public Companies

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Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) generally limits the amount of compensation to certain individuals (Covered Individuals) that a publicly traded company may deduct as a business expense. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)...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

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

IRS offers a 162(m) - brace for the holidays

On December 16, 2019, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released long-awaited proposed regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code implementing changes...more

A&O Shearman

IRS Issues 162(m) Proposed Regulations

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On December 16, 2019, the IRS issued proposed regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Proposed Regulations”). The Proposed Regulations respond to comments made on Notice 2018-68 (the “Notice”),...more

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IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Under Code Section 162(m)

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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

Burr & Forman

IRS Issues Final Regulations On New Section 199a 20% Profit Deduction For Pass-Thru Businesses, And Also Adds Additional Proposed...

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On January 18, 2019, Treasury and the IRS issued final regulations for the new Section 199A 20% profit deduction for pass-thru businesses adopted under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts. The new regulations are eagerly...more

Bracewell LLP

Bracewell Tax Report - September 2018 #2

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The Bracewell Tax Report is a periodic publication focused on developments in federal income tax law, including the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with emphasis on how such developments impact the energy, technology...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Master Limited Partnerships: Proposed Tax Regulations Scale Back Activities Giving Rise to Qualifying Income

The Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (Service) have issued proposed tax regulations (Proposed Regulations) that provide guidance on, and significantly scale back, the types of activities...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Proposed Regulations on Publicly Traded Partnerships Affect Natural Resource Industry

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The IRS proposed regulations [REG-132634-14] to provide guidance on what is “qualified income” from a publicly traded partnership’s (PTP) activities regarding minerals or natural resources, such as oil and gas fracturing...more

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IRS Releases Proposed New Rules for MLP Qualifying Income

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Today, the IRS released anxiously awaited proposed regulations defining qualifying income for publicly traded partnerships, usually referred to as “master limited partnerships” (MLPs). ...more

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