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Immediate Action Steps for Executive Retirement and "Deferred Compensation" Arrangements


by Cher E. Wynkoop View Biography
Reed Smith LLP View Firm Credentials
Pittsburgh Office

September 5, 2005

Previously published on October 27, 2004

On October 20, 2004, President Bush signed legislation ("New Law") that will significantly impact most nonqualified post-employment/retirement-type plans and arrangements. Generally, the New Law imposes immediate income taxation and penalties on "amounts deferred" after 2004 which do not comply with the more restrictive election, distribution and funding requirements of new IRC Section 409A.


 

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