Internal Revenue Code Section 457 provides taxadvantaged treatment for certain nonqualified deferredcompensation plans. Tarrant County offers an optional tax-deferred retirement savings program called Deferred Compensation (457(b) plan).Benefit Distribution Request (PDF) (PDF) – Start the process needed to request a distribution from the Plan. Benefit Distribution Request (PDF) – Start the process needed to request a distribution from the Plan. Fill out this form and submit it via mail for processing. Employers should not withhold income taxes on the amounts paid to a beneficiary or estate following an employee's death. A top hat plan is a type of employer-sponsored plan that is unfunded. The design of the plan is to provide deferred compensation to the eligible employee group.