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CFOs of Smaller Reporting Companies May Be Considered “Covered Employees” for Purposes of Section 162(m)

The $1,000,000 limitation on deductions imposed by Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code applies to “covered employees.” In Notice 2007-49, the IRS defined the term “covered employees” as follows: “The IRS will interpret the term “covered employee” for purposes of § 162(m) to mean any employee of the taxpayer if, as of the close of […]

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IRS Releases Clarifying 162(m) Regulations

The IRS recently released final regulations clarifying two aspects of the “performance-based compensation” exception to the $1,000,000 limit on deductible compensation paid to covered employees under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. Proposed regulations issued in 2011 provided that in order to qualify awards as “performance-based compensation” a shareholder approved equity plan must specify […]

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ISS Issues FAQs on Equity Plan Scorecard

As reported in my October 24, 2014 post, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), a leading proxy advisory firm, has adopted a new “scorecard” approach to evaluating public company equity compensation plans.  In a recent set of FAQs, ISS offers additional guidance on how it will apply the new scorecard when analyzing equity plan proposals made […]

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Public Companies Should Consider Shareholder Reapproval of Section 162(m) Performance Compensation Plans Approved in 2009

As reported in Part 1 of our End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists, Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code limits the deduction a public company may take for compensation payable to “covered employees” to $1,000,000 per year. “Performance-based compensation” that meets the requirements of Section 162(m) is not subject to this limitation. […]

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