Deferred Compensation

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Definition of 'Deferred Compensation'

An amount of earned income that is payable at a later date. Most deferred-compensation plans allow the wage earner to defer tax now so that the funds can be withdrawn and taxed at some point in the future.
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Investopedia explains 'Deferred Compensation'

The most common form of deferred compensation is a retirement plan. Deferring income allows the earner to use the income later in life when they have a lower tax rate. Other examples include pension plans and stock-option plans.
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  • Evaluating Executive Compensation

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/07/executive_compensation.asp
    ... One prime example of this was the removal of the deferred compensation tax
    shelter that helped many executives avoid millions in taxes. ...

  • CEOs' Retirement Savings Are Safe: Are Yours?

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/CEOs-Retirement-Savings-Are-Safe-Are-Yours-CMCSA-GE-INTC-WMT-BK-ITW0121.aspx
    ... Deferred Compensation One of the companies written about in the article was Comcast
    (Nasdaq:CMCSA), whose executive vice-president, Stephen Burke, made $7.4 ...

  • Executive Compensation Gone Mad

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Executive-Compensation-Gone-Mad-ARO-F-CEPH-GOOG-JWN0616.aspx
    ... Far from it. In my opinion, SERPs are just as evil, perhaps more so than deferred
    compensation. IN PICTURES: How To Make Your First $1 Million. ...

  • Series 26 Study Guide - Retirement and College Savings Plans - Non ...

    http://www.investopedia.com/exam-guide/series-26/retirement-college-plans/non-qualified-employer-sponsored.asp
    ... Guide. In this section non-qualified employer-sponsored retirement plans:
    deferred-compensation plans and payroll deduction plans. ...

  • Series 6 Study Guide - Retirement and College Savings Plans ...

    http://www.investopedia.com/exam-guide/finra-series-6/retirement-college-savings-plans/nonqualified-employer-sponsored-retirement-plans.asp
    ... study guide. Two types of nonqualified employer-sponsored retirement plans:
    deferred-compensation plans and payroll deduction plans. ...

  • Series 66 Study Guide - Special Issues for Retirement Plans - Non ...

    http://www.investopedia.com/exam-guide/series-66/retirement-plans/non-qualified-retirement-plans.asp
    ... withdrawn. The most common non-qualified retirement plans are deferred compensation
    plans, which are set up under IRS Code Section 457. A ...

  • Common IRA Rollover Mistakes

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/06/rollovermistakes.asp
    ... A qualified plan; A tax-sheltered annuity plan (section 403(b) plan); A
    Government deferred-compensation plan (section 457 plan). Note ...

  • Traditional IRAs: Eligibility Requirements | Investopedia

    http://www.investopedia.com/university/retirementplans/ira/ira1.asp
    ... Deferred compensation; Income from some partnerships; Income or amounts that
    can be excluded from income. Establishing an IRA A Traditional ...

  • 5 Lesser-Known Retirement And Benefit Plans

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/5-lesser-known-retirement-plans.asp
    ... f) Plans Commonly referred to as "top-hat plans," Supplemental Executive Retirement
    Plans (SERPs) are a form of nonqualified deferred compensation plan that ...

  • The 4-1-1 On 401(k)s

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/08/401k-info.asp
    ... Employers have the option of providing nonqualified plans, such as deferred
    compensation or executive bonus plans for these employees in order to allow them ...

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