In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Congress recently passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). President Donald Trump signed the CARES Act into law on March 27, 2020. Below is a...more
4/13/2020
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Telehealth
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (Secure Act) was passed by the House and Senate on December 17 and 19, respectively, as part of a budget bill known as the Further Consolidated...more
1/6/2020
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SECURE Act ,
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on November 6, 2019 announced the following cost of living inflation adjusted dollar limits applicable to tax-qualified plans and other benefit plans for 2020...more
11/8/2019
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Social Security ,
Tax Planning
On December 15, 2017, the House and Senate conference committee agreed on the terms of the final tax reform bill, previously referred to as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Act”), which was subsequently approved by both...more
1/9/2018
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Income Taxes ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Inflation Adjustments ,
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IRS ,
New Legislation ,
Reimbursements ,
Retirement Plan ,
Roth Conversions ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Reform ,
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Trump Administration
On November 2, 2017, the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives released its tax reform bill titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “House Bill”). On November 6, 2017, Kevin Brady, Chairman of the...more
11/10/2017
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Retirement Plan ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Stock Options ,
Tax Cuts ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Reform ,
Ways and Means Committee
The ruling on Wednesday by the Supreme Court of the United States, that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, will immediately extend to legally married same-sex couples a host of federal...more
7/1/2013
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US v Windsor