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IRS Section 457(f) Plans: An Update Amid Regulatory Uncertainty

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Section 457(f) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code provides a framework for nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements commonly offered by tax-exempt and governmental employers. These plans are frequently used to recruit...more

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The Uncharitable Treatment of Tax-Exempt Charities? Maybe, Maybe Not

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In the tax world, when someone refers to a “charitable” organization, it is likely they are using the term in its generally accepted legal sense to include not-for-profit corporations or charitable trusts that are organized...more

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Analysis of Employer-Related and Executive Compensation Changes Under the 2025 Tax Legislation

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There is a possibility for one or more additional reconciliation bills during late 2025 and 2026, and therefore additional opportunities for enactment of additional provisions, as well as changes and improvements to the...more

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Highlights of the Employee Benefits Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill

On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill (the “OBBB”) was signed into law. Compared to recent legislation, the OBBB does not contain a significant number of employee benefits provisions. However,...more

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Tax-Exempt Organizations and the OBBBA: Legal Analysis, Compliance Risks, and Planning Strategies

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The Opportunity, Balance, and Better Budget Act (OBBBA), formerly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted on July 4, 2025, introduces the most significant changes to the tax landscape for tax-exempt organizations...more

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Is the One Big Beautiful Bill Act an Employee Benefits Crystal Ball?

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Takeaways- • Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives attempt to deliver on President Trump’s campaign promises in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (BBB or the Act), which passed the House by a razor-thin margin of...more

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Executive Use of Corporate Aircraft: Navigating Tax, SEC Disclosure and Other Key Considerations

Companies are increasingly allowing their chief executive officers and, in certain circumstances, other executives to use corporate jets (which may be chartered flights or fractionally or fully owned aircraft) for personal...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The one, big, beautiful benefits legal alert

On May 12, 2025, the House Ways and Means Committee released “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” containing its draft tax legislation (the OBBB), which includes a number of items that may be of particular interest to US employers...more

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Tax Bill Proposes Trillions in Tax Cuts and Significant Tax Increases

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The race to remake portions of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) and to prevent expiration of certain Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) provisions has begun, with House Ways & Means Committee proposals (the Markup) to spend...more

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Significant Changes for Tax-Exempt Organizations Included in House Ways and Means Committee Tax Package

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On May 12, the House Ways and Means Committee released its draft portions of “The One Big Beautiful Bill,” the expected tax package intended to extend expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) and to...more

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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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Executive Compensation Under the New Administration

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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

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2024 End-of-Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 4) Executive Compensation

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As 2024 comes to an end, we are pleased to present our traditional End-of-Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate SW Benefits Updates. Part 1 addressed health and welfare plan...more

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Key Takeaways | Family Offices: Evolution & Efficiencies

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This session of the Private Client West Coast Forum 2024 focused on recent developments, including income tax planning to support investment performance, executive compensation planning, private placement life insurance...more

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2023 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 4) Executive Compensation

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As 2023 comes to an end, we are pleased to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our To Do Lists in four separate SW Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered health and welfare plan...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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Congress Expands Covered Employee Limits in Section 162(m) Through American Rescue Plan Act

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President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), a $1.9 trillion conglomerate of COVID-19 relief, funding and tax legislation. While numerous other provisions of ARPA have received...more

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Multiemployer Pension Plan Changes in the American Rescue Plan Act

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As companies of all types and sizes continue to deal with the potential legal implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for their businesses, Jackson Walker provides insights and resources on the COVID-19 Legal Resources &...more

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Executive decision: IRS finalizes section 162(m) regulations

On December 18, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department issued final regulations under section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, following proposed regulations issued in December 2019. The final...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

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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

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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

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Policy Outlook: How The 2020 Election Outcomes Will Impact Your Business - Health Policy

In this session, health law policy authorities discussed changes likely in 2021 in a Biden Administration and how these changes will impact business objectives and strategies for health industry stakeholders...more

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[Webinar] Policy Outlook: How The 2020 Election Outcomes Will Impact Your Business - November 5th, 12:00 pm - 2:15 pm EST

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Are you prepared for the critical impacts of the US election outcome to you and your business in 2021 and beyond? Join McDermott’s lawyers and our policy and lobbying team for perspective on the effects of administration...more

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