New to this

[Guest new2nqdc]

I'm brand new to NQDC (10+ years as ERISA qualified and welfare plan attorney). Firm has now asked me to take over NQDC due to attorney turn over, etc.

Any suggestions on a good place to start with the basics and then with the new 409A issues (reference materials, etc.)? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

[401 Chaos]

A couple of useful "treatises" include:

1. Henry Smith's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Answer Book--in Aspen Publisher's "Answer Book" series (see link below); and

2. Bruce J. McNeil's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans published by West Publishing

http://www.aspenpublishers.com/Product.asp...t_id=0735523703

http://west.thomson.com/store/product.asp?...cookie%5Ftest=1

There are many other guides, including a ton of informal guidance and publications by interested groups on the new 409A rules. Good luck.

[Kirk Maldonado]

The best article I've ever seen on this topic was a recent one written by Alden Bianchi and published in Compensation Planning Journal (a BNA publication). He gives you a good roadmap through the history of deferred compensation before he launches into a discussion of the section 409A rules. It is valuable reading whether you are a neophyte or an expert.

[Guest new2nqdc]

Many thanks! I truly appreciate the assistance!