Publisher's Synopsis
<p> The past few years have seen major changes in the area of executive compensation. With recent legislation and regulations imposing new limits on executive pay, it is more important than ever for you to have the most current information when it comes to compensating executive talent. </p> <p> <b><i>Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Answer Book</i></b> provides the necessary guidance on: </p> <ul> <li> How to design, fund, implement, and operate a plan tailored to the specific needs of your organization </li> <li> Staying in compliance with the many rules and requirements </li> <li> Keeping on top of the new tax, legislative, and regulatory changes that affect nonqualified arrangements </li> <li> And much more! </li> </ul> <p> In addition to answering over 500 key questions, <b><i>Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Answer Book</i></b> provides a host of special features, including: </p> <ul> <li> Dozens of examples, pointers, notes and cautions </li> <li> Overviews and Case Studies on each key area </li> <li> At-a-glance tables </li> <li> Citations for researching a particular item in greater detail </li> <li> ERISA, IRS, and securities law considerations </li> </ul> <p> <b><i>Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Answer Book</i></b> brings you up to date on legislative and regulatory developments. Highlights include: </p> <ul> <li> Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on the additional Medicare tax in 2013 </li> <li> Discussion of new whistleblower rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act </li> <li> Impact of Code Section 457A on the nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements of certain foreign and tax-exempt employers </li> <li> Discussion of the latest developments on Code Section 101(j) requirements applicable to COLI policies </li> <li> Discussion of <i>Schaffart v. ONEOK, Inc</i>. and the need for employers to carefully administer their stock plans in accordance with the stock plan's terms </li> <li> Discussion of Code Section 162(m)(6), added by PPACA, which limits the deduction for compensation paid to an officer, a director, or an employee of a “covered health insurance provider” for years beginning after December 31, 2012 </li> <li> Discussion of the reporting and disclosure requirements of excess benefit plans </li> <li> Discussion of recent regulatory guidance issued regarding limits on executive pay implemented by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), and the Troubled Asset </li> <li> Relief Program (TARP) </li> <li> And much more! </li> </ul> <p> </p>