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Get Ready For A 409A Valuation: The Complete Checklist

Get Ready for a 409A Valuation: The Complete Checklist

As of January 1st, 2005, the American Jobs Creation Act was amended to include Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The regulation refers to rules surrounding non-qualified deferred compensation. This…

409A Valuations Guide

You’ve just recruited the first executive for your startup: a hotshot CIO. Naturally, you couldn’t offer her a big salary, but she’ll be the first recruit to receive company stock…

What Is A 409A Plan?

What is a 409A Plan?

As with most new rules and laws, 409A plans were established in response to a significant public scandal—the Enron scandal. As talk of bankruptcy was looming, many Enron executives arranged…

409A Valuations: Why You’re At Risk

409A Valuations: Why You’re at Risk

Here’s the deal. 409A valuations will wreck your employees’ lives and run your business into the ground, in that order, if you do not do them right. We’ll get into…

IRC 409A Overview: 409A Valuations Explained

IRC 409A Overview: 409A Valuations Explained

Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code regulates non-qualified deferred compensation agreements between a corporation (a “service recipient”) and its employees, contractors, board members, etc. (“service providers”). In this article,…

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