Section 409 A

For purposes of the application of section 409a to a plan to which section 457 applies a payment under the plan generally means the provision of cash or property to the service provider provided that for purposes of the application of the short term deferral rule set forth in paragraph b 4 of this section the inclusion in income of an amount under section 457 f is treated as a payment of the amount.
Section 409 a. Lori jones july 28 2016. 409a a 2 c i. Complying with section 409a is critically important because noncompliance will result in an executive being subject to income tax in the year nqdc becomes vested regardless of when the nqdc is scheduled to be paid.
Internal revenue code section 409a regulates nonqualified deferred compensation nqdc plans and arrangements which are commonly used to provide supplemental compensation to key executives. Section 409a applies to all companies offering nonqualified deferred compensation plans to employees. Is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months or.
21 2005 the secretary of the treasury shall issue guidance under which a nonqualified deferred compensation plan which is in violation of the requirements of section 409a b of such code shall be treated as not having violated such requirements if such plan comes into conformance with such requirements during such limited period as the secretary may specify in such guidance. According to mort and gaknoki section 409a covers not only the types of arrangements that traditionally have been thought of as nqdc such as supplemental executive retirements plans or serps and excess benefit plans but a whole host of other typical compensation arrangements including. 409a a 2 c ii.
Salary and bonus deferral arrangements. Code unannotated title 26. Service recipients are generally employers but those who hire independent contractors are also service recipients.
Service providers include executives general employees some independent contractors and board members as we. Internal revenue code 409a. Section 409a applies to compensation that workers earn in one year but that is paid in a future year.
This is different from deferred. This is referred to as nonqualified deferred compensation. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this act dec.