On December 27, 2016, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations regarding the determination of ownership of a passive foreign investment company ("PFIC") and regarding...more
1/20/2017
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U.S. Treasury
On July 15, 2016, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published proposed regulations that would modify the device and active trade or business requirements for tax-free...more
7/29/2016
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Tax-Free Transfers ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Yahoo!
As reported in our prior client alerts, the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, FinCEN Form 114 (FBAR), must be filed by a U.S. person that holds a financial interest in, or signature or other authority over, a...more
In This Issue:
- Labor and Employment and ERISA Class Actions After Wal-Mart and Comcast — Practice Points for Defendants (Part I – Commonality)*
- Agencies Release Guidance on HRAs, FSAs, and Employer Payment...more
11/22/2013
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Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Comcast ,
Competition ,
Damages ,
Discrimination ,
Dukes v Wal-Mart ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
FICA Taxes ,
Flexible Spending Accounts ,
FRCP 23 ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
HRA ,
IRS ,
Penalties ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 409A ,
Severance Pay ,
Tax Refunds ,
US v Windsor ,
Wal-Mart
Continuing its implementation of the United States Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Windsor, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Notice 2013-61, which provides guidance for employers to make claims for refunds...more