Many individuals are in desperate need of funds due to injuries, damage, and other unexpected expenses caused by the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles. Employers can aid wildfire victims with tax-free payments, paid leave, and...more
1/9/2025
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Disaster Aid ,
Employee Benefits ,
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Employment Policies ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
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Natural Disasters ,
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Tax Credits ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Wildfires
As the Code Section 139 relief period is scheduled to end soon along with the end of the COVID-19 national emergency, employers that assisted employees with personal expenses attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic should...more
The IRS recently issued guidance on the utility of and weight to be afforded informal “frequently asked questions” (FAQs) published on its website—clarifications that became necessary given the IRS’s heavy reliance on FAQs as...more
For the 2020 tax year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) moved reporting of certain nonemployee compensation, including current and deferred compensation paid to independent contractors and corporate directors, from Form...more
With broad bipartisan support, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act or Act), signed into law by the president on March 27, provides a $2 trillion economic stimulus and contains numerous and...more
4/7/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Defined Benefit Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Health Insurance ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Relief Measures ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Retirement Plan ,
Tax Relief
Tax laws have long required that qualified retirement plans timely adopt written plan documents and amendments. But what evidence must a plan sponsor provide to an IRS auditor to prove that they have timely adopted a written...more
1/30/2020
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Corporate Counsel ,
Corrective Actions ,
Determination Letter ,
Disqualification ,
Employee Benefits ,
EPCRS ,
ESOP ,
Extraordinary Circumstances Exception ,
Failure to Produce ,
IRS ,
Plan Documents ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Qualified Retirement Plans ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
Risk Management ,
Signatures ,
Tax Court ,
Tax Qualified Plans