Morgan Lewis

Executive and Equity Compensation

Publications of Interest

47 Publications Found
12/19/05 Option Backdating: What to Do Before the SEC Comes Calling

Presentation | Webcast
Christian Mixter, S. DiBernardo, Thomas Kellerman

12/13/05 IRS Suspends Deferred Compensation Reporting and Withholding Requirements

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2005-94 on December 8, 2005, which suspends the deferred compensation reporting requirements imposed under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) for the 20... more

11/15/05 Defined Benefit Plan: Year-End Roundup Presentation

Presentation | Webcast
Employee Benefits

11/08/05 Section 409A Distribution Issues, Severance Pay and Year-End Checklist

Presentation | Webcast
Craig Bitman, David Zelikoff, Mims Zabriskie

11/04/05 Section 409A Year-End Checklist

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits

Many of our clients are asking us the same question: “What do we need to do by December 31, 2005 to comply with section 409A?”

The new requirements relating to deferred compensation under section 409A o... more

11/01/05 Proposed Regulations on Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Under IRC 409A

Presentation | Webcast
S. DiBernardo, Heather Brookfield, Mims Zabriskie

Equity Plan Issues Presentation

10/27/05 Proposed Regulations on Nonqualified Deferred Compensation under IRC 409A

Presentation | Webcast
John Ferreira, Zaitun Poonja, Claudia Hinsch

10/19/05 Recent 409A Guidance Regarding Deferred Compensation Plan Requirements

Presentation | Webcast
David Zelikoff

10/12/05 Treasury and IRS Issue Proposed Regulations under Section 409A — Severance Pay, Performance-Based Compensation and Distributions

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits

As we reported in two previous LawFlashes, Treasury and the IRS recently issued proposed regulations under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the Code), which provide guidance on nonqualified deferre... more

10/05/05 The New Section 409A Guidance — Implications for Equity Compensation Arrangements

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits

The most recent round of guidance furnished by the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service with respect to deferred compensation arrangements under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code provides a numbe... more

10/05/05 Treasury and IRS Release Long-Awaited Guidance on Deferred Compensation Rules under Code Section 409A — Certain Actions Necessary Before Year-End

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits

On September 29, the Treasury Department and the IRS issued comprehensive proposed guidance for implementing and administering non-qualified deferred compensation plans, which are governed by section 409A of the Interna... more

08/08/05 Pennsylvania Adopts Federal Treatment of Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits

As reported in a prior LawFlash, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, in Ignatz v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , 849 A.2d 308 (Pa. Commw. Ct. May 12, 2004), upheld assessments of Pennsylvania personal income... more

06/28/05 June 30 Deadline for Deferred Compensation Elections

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits

As discussed in a prior LawFlash, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which was added by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, provides that beginning on January 1, 2005, elections to defer ... more

04/29/05 Update on Retirement and Deferred Compensation Planning for Exempt Organizations - Georgetown University Law Center Continuing Legal Education, Washington, D.C.

Presentation | Speech
Gregory Needles

04/28/05 Update on Employee Benefits, presented at Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.

Presentation | Speech
Carolyn Ward

03/16/05 "Deferred Compensation following the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004: What EO Practitioners Need to Know;" presented to the D.C. Bar Taxation Section, D.C. Bar Sections Office, Washington, D.C.

Presentation | Speech
Althea Day

03/09/05 The Impact of the New Deferred Compensation Legislation Upon Equity Compensation and Cash Incentive Programs

Presentation | Webcast
S. DiBernardo, Zaitun Poonja

02/25/05 Deferred Compensation Election Deadline – March 15, 2005; New Supplemental Withholding Rules for Compensation in Excess of $1 Million

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits

As noted in our prior LawFlashes, the recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance (Notice 2005-1) with respect to implementation of the new deferred compensation restrictions set forth in Section 409A of the Internal... more

02/17/05 Deferred Compensation Issues: Election Timing, Distribution Events and Severance

Presentation | Webcast
Amy Kelly, Joseph Ronan, Jr., David Zelikoff, Mims Zabriskie

January 2005 Initial 409A Guidance Issued Providing Liberal Transition Relief for Deferred Compensation Plans

White Paper | Morgan Lewis White Paper
Joseph Ronan, Jr.

On December 20, 2004, the Internal Revenue Service released its initial guidance concerning the recently enacted federal tax laws affecting nonqualified deferred compensation plans. Contained in the American Jobs Creatio... more

01/05/05 Treasury Issues Guidance Implementing New Deferred Compensation Rules

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Joseph Ronan, Jr.

As previously reported, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 was enacted in October 2004. It revised U.S. tax law dramatically with respect to the structure and operation of deferred compensation plans, inclu... more

12/30/04 Impact of New Deferred Compensation Tax Rules on Severance Pay Arrangements

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Joseph Ronan, Jr.

The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, enacted in late October, added new Section 409A to the Internal Revenue Code, which significantly changes the taxation of nonqualified deferred compensation plans. Sectio... more

12/22/04 New Deferred Compensation Rules: How the Newly Released IRS Guidance May Affect You

Presentation | Webcast

Initial 409A Guidance

11/09/04 American Jobs Creations Act: How It Affects Deferred Compensation

Presentation | Webcast
Althea Day, Gary Rothstein

11/04/04 Innovative ESOP Transactions, presented at the ESOP Association Conference, Las Vegas

Presentation | Speech
Scott Adamson