District of Columbia Deferred Compensation Agreement - Short Form

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Deferred compensation is an arrangement in which a portion of an employee's income is paid out at a date after which the income is actually earned. A Deferred Compensation Agreement is a contractual agreement in which an employee (or independent contractor) agrees to be paid in a future year for services rendered. Deferred compensation payments generally commence upon termination of employment (e.g., retirement) or death or disability before retirement. These agreements are often geared toward anticipated retirement in order to provide cash payments to the retiree and to defer taxation to a year when the recipient is in a lower bracket. Although the employer's contractual obligation to pay the deferred compensation is typically unsecured, the obligation still constitutes a contractual promise.
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If your deferred compensation comes as a lump sum, one way to mitigate the tax impact is to "bunch" other tax deductions in the year you receive the money. "Taxpayers often have some flexibility on when they can pay certain deductible expenses, such as charitable contributions or real estate taxes," Walters says.

For tax years beginning in 2020 or later, the deferrals are reported on Form 1099-MISC, box 12. At this time, the reporting of deferrals is optional. In the year paid, employers report NQDC on Form 1099-NEC, box 1.

The Part-time, Seasonal, and Temporary (PST) Employees Retirement Program is a mandatory retirement savings program created by federal law for State employees and California State University employees who are not covered by a retirement system or Social Security.

For tax years beginning in 2020 or later, the deferrals are reported on Form 1099-MISC, box 12.

Record the journal entry upon disbursement of cash to the employee. In 2020, the deferred compensation plan matures and the employee is paid. The journal entry is simple. Debit Deferred Compensation Liability for $100,000 (this will zero out the account balance), and credit Cash for $100,000.

A deferred compensation plan allows employees to place income into a retirement account where it sits untaxed until they withdraw the funds. After withdrawal, the funds become subject to taxes, although this is usually much less if payment is deferred until retirement.

1. Wait for the W-2 sent by your employer's deferred compensation plan administrator. The W-2 has several boxes. Box 1 lists the compensation paid to you from the deferred compensation plan. Boxes 2, 3 and 4 list the amount of federal, Social Security wages and Social Security taxes withheld from the compensation.

On the company balance sheet, the accounting for deferred compensation appears on the left or assets side as salaries expense, and on the right or liabilities side as salaries payable.

Deferred compensation is typically not considered earned, taxable income until you receive the deferred payment in a future tax year.

There is no need to record the deferred compensation when it is contributed into the deferred account, only when it is distributed.Wait for the W-2 sent by your employer's deferred compensation plan administrator.Add the W-2 income from your deferred compensation with any other W-2 income you have.More items...

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District of Columbia Deferred Compensation Agreement - Short Form