Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans provides the information you must have to understand and work successfully with one of the greatest tax shelters available today. The authors define the issues at stake and discuss the advantages of qualified deferred compensation plans. They guide you through qualification, funding, benefits, operations, plan changes, and special plans, and discuss: • Reduction of the qualified plan compensation cap • Nonstandardized safe harbor plans • Minimum coverage proposed regulations • Permitted disparity proposed regulations • Recent U.S. Supreme Court cases The authors also help you: • Select the most appropriate qualified plan for each client • Draw up plans that qualify for tax-favored treatment • Follow through with required procedures • Amend or terminate plans • Stay up to date on all regulations and rulings Tables are included for U.S. statutes, regulations, and rulings; comparison of ERISA sections to the U.S. Code; and cases.