The New York City Deferred Compensation Plan has been with you throughout your working life and can continue with you throughout retirement. You decide to contribute five percent of your Compensation into the Plan.Many companies adopt deferred compensation plans that can help executives save more for retirement and reduce current taxes. Deferred compensation allows employees to defer payment of an agreed-upon portion of their earned income to a future date, usually retirement. Deferred compensation plans allow the participant to defer income today and withdraw it at some point in the future (usually upon retirement) Blitman and King understands both tax qualified and non-qualified deferred compensation plans to give our clients across NY the best qualified advice. The City of Madison offers an optional Deferred Compensation 457(b) plan to permanent employees.