Executives required to repay compensation as a result of a compensation clawback regulation, provision or policy should be mindful of certain tax consequences to the executive as a result of the repayment. As described below, the tax consequences will be different when repayment occurs in a year subsequent to the year of the original payment versus when payment and repayment occur in the same year, and with respect to the former, there is more than one avenue of tax relief available to the executive stemming from the repayment... Continue Reading