On October 3, 2008, Congress enacted, and President Bush signed, legislation that will curtail deferral of compensation payable by off-shore funds to U.S. managers beginning in 2009, and require that income previously deferred be recognized no later than 2017. In a guest column, Mark Leeds and Yoram Keinan, Partner and Of Counsel, respectively, at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, offer a thorough analysis of the mechanics of the new legislation and what it means for hedge fund managers in structuring their funds and compensation arrangements.