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Changes in Treatment of Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans

March 23, 2005

In October 2004 Congress enacted the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the “Act”). The Act adds a new Section 409A to the Internal Revenue Code which significantly changes the operation and taxation of nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements (“NQDC”) for amounts deferred or that become vested on or after January 1, 2005.

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