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Perspective

May 31, 2013

Bill would correct inadvertant tax hike

Assembly Bill 1173 is intended to provide partial relief from the additional 20 percent state penalty tax for violations of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A. By Marla Aspinwall



This month, the State Assembly approved Assembly Bill 1173, which is intended to provide partial relief from the additional 20 percent state penalty tax for violations of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A. Hopefully the bill will be approved by the Senate as the action is long overdue.


Section 409A applies broadly to any compensation paid more than a short period of time after the services are performed and the right to the compensation ves...

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