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IRC Section 409A v. COVID-19

Fulcrum Partners. Deferred Compensation News

Since the coronavirus pandemic first began to reinvent life in the U.S., we’ve shared numerous updates directed to the topic of IRC Section 409A v. COVID-19. 

Today, courtesy of our friends at Porter Wright, the Deferred Compensation blog addresses questions that employers first raised in March, regarding ways to get money out of their nonqualified plans to participants who may have suffered pay cuts or furloughs. This post also addresses questions regarding equity-based and incentive compensation. As you will see, good intentions could lead to serious consequences under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A. 

Executive Comp Limits When Companies Receive Stimulus Aid

Executive Comp Limits When Companies Receive Stimulus Aid

Fulcrum Partners Human Resources

Previously, we’ve shared updates to help companies and their key executives with regard to executive comp limits for organizations that receive certain types of COVID-19 loans, loan forgiveness, or stimulus aid. See: CESA Act Loans: Further Information* and Insights and Executive Compensation Restrictions and the CARES Act

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Executive Compensation Professionals Do Not Come Across the HSR Act Often

Fulcrum Partners. Executive Benefits News

Are you familiar with the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act? Although it is designed to cover large mergers and acquisitions, it can come in to play for select individuals. When the executive compensation plans of highly compensated employees rely heavily on corporate stock to reward the executive, the reporting guidelines of HSR can potentially apply at the individual level.

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Unpacking Proposed Regulations by IRS and the Treasury Department on Changes to Section 162(m)

Fulcrum Partners. Executive Benefits News

Winston & Strawn Partner Michael Melbinger continues his analysis of the proposed regulations that have been issues by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department on changes to Tax Code Section 162(m). The following article first appeared on the  Executive Compensation Blog on January 13, 2020, and is republished here with the author’s permission. #executivecomp #fulcrumpartners #IRS #162m

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2020 Benchmark Policy Updates from Institutional Shareholders Services

Fulcrum Partners. Executive Benefits News

On November 12, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), announced its new policy updates for 2020. The updates, relevant to the United States and matters of executive pay, relate to the pay-for-performance model and the incorporation of Economic Value Added (EVA) metrics in the model’s secondary ‘Financial Performance Assessment’ (FPA) screen.