ABC Electronics set up a secular trust to fund a deferred compensation plan for its vice president of operations because it wanted to ensure

A$)$

the executive that the promised benefits will be paid if the employer goes bankrupt or is sold to another company

B$)$

trust accumulations can be attached by the company's general creditors

C$)$

the company that the executive will not terminate employment prematurely

D$)$

the executive will not have to pay tax on the contributions until benefits are paid