Deferred compensation is a type of employer-sponsored benefits plan where a company places assets into a special account. The employees are able to take the compensation at a later date. The year of ...

Deferred compensation is a way for business owners, C suite execs and other highly paid individuals to cut their tax bill and prepare for retirement. A nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plan ...

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A nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plan is an arrangement that an employer and employee agree to where the employer accepts to pay the employee sometime in the future. Executives often ...

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Deferred compensation plans have become an integral way to save for retirement. They typically come in two general forms. The first is a qualified deferred compensation plan that is governed by ERISA ...

Some companies offer employees the option of postponing part of their pay until after they retire using what is called a non-qualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plan. The plan may be offered in ...