You've climbed the corporate ladder, you're making good money and suddenly someone from human resources presents you with a newfangled employee benefit -- the opportunity to participate in a deferred ...

To defer or not to defer? That question is usually on executives' minds this time of year as they make their annual elections to defer a portion of next year's compensation under executive deferred ...

When companies withhold a portion of an employee's pay until a specified date, usually after the employee retires, that withheld portion is termed deferred compensation. Businesses provide deferred ...

Deferred compensation plans offer an effective method for employers to incentivize and retain employees. IRS qualified deferred compensation plans, such as 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) plans, offer ...

A putative class action suit filed in federal court in North Carolina late last month alleges Merrill owes Kelly D. Milligan, an advisor in Danville, California, $500,000 in deferred comp he earned ...

If you participate in a nonqualified deferred compensation plan, you may recall reading something about the money being subject to the claims of your employer's creditors. With big companies dropping ...

It was more than a little ironic, therefore. that American International Group, Inc. said that it is terminating 14 voluntary deferred compensation programs involving 5,600 employees and independent ...

Deferred compensation is a retirement savings plan that allows employees to set aside a portion of their income to be paid out at a future date, which is typically during retirement. The Nevada ...

Using a deferred-compensation plan can be an excellent tax strategy but not all deferred compensation plans are the same. This week, I try to explain why one reader's tax bill was higher than expected ...

Udpate Nov. 11, 2017: The version of the bill that passed the House does not include the new section 409B; and the Chairman's modified mark out of the Senate Finance Committee eliminated it. So, there ...