Employee Benefits Blog

IRS Continues to Extend Key Filing Deadlines in Response to COVID-19

On April 9. 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Notice 2020-23, which extends a number of key filing deadlines in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The guidance provides welcome relief to individuals and plan sponsors who must perform certain “time-sensitive actions” on or after April 1, 2020 and before July 15, 2020.  […]

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Proposed IRS Regulations Simplify Section 83(b) Filing Requirements

As explained in a prior blog post, an employee who timely files a Section 83(b) election will be taxed on the fair market value of property transferred (typically restricted stock) to him or her in exchange for services on the date of grant rather than as the stock vests.  In addition, by making a Section […]

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The Importance of Section 83(b) Elections for New Companies

Many start-up companies reward their employees with restricted stock subject to time-based (or performance-based) vesting restrictions.  What we sometimes find is that the start-up company and the employee do not fully appreciate the tax implications of a restricted stock award and the potential benefits of a timely filed Section 83(b) election. Section 83 of the […]

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