IRS 409A Rules on Deferred Compensation This notice provides guidance to employers and payers on their reporting and wage withholding requirements for calendar years 2005 and 2006 with respect to deferrals of compensation and amounts includible in gross income under § 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. This notice does not affect the application of § 3121(v)(2) or an employer’s reporting obligations under § 31.3121(v)(2)-1 of the Employment Tax Regulations. In addition, this notice provides guidance to service providers on their income tax reporting and tax payment requirements with respect to amounts includible in gross income under § 409A for 2005 and 2006.
SEC's Proposed Rule: Executive Compensation & Related Party Disclosure This the biggest revamp of the SEC disclosure rules on executive compensation. In this 370 page document, the SEC discusses the following:
SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing amendments to
the disclosure requirements for executive and director compensation, related party
transactions, director independence and other corporate governance matters and security
ownership of officers and directors. These amendments would apply to disclosure in
proxy and information statements, periodic reports, current reports and other filings under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and to registration statements under the Exchange
Act and the Securities Act of 1933. We also propose to require that disclosure under the
amended items generally be provided in plain English. The proposed amendments are
intended to make proxy statements, reports and registration statements easier to
understand. They are also intended to provide investors with a clearer and more
complete picture of the compensation earned by a company’s principal executive officer,
principal financial officer and highest paid executive officers and members of its board of
directors. In addition, they are intended to provide better information about key financial
relationships among companies and their executive officers, directors, significant
shareholders and their respective immediate family members.