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Kaufman & Canoles

ESOPs, Benefits & Compensation Q2 2025 Client Update

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On behalf of the K&C ESOPs, Benefits & Compensation team, welcome to summer! In an interesting turn of events, major legislation that we typically see toward the end of the year landed on the Fourth of July in the form of the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Weekly IRS Roundup January 11 – January 15, 2021

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 11, 2021 – January 15, 2021... January 11, 2021: The IRS released TD 9948 containing...more

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10 Keys to Excise Tax on Executive Compensation Paid by Tax-Exempt Organizations

Proposed Regulations under Section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code provide important guidance for tax-exempt organizations and their affiliates regarding an excise tax on certain executive compensation. The U.S. Department...more

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Five Excise Tax Tips For Tax-Exempt Employers

As we have previously discussed, the 2017 tax reform act created a new excise tax under section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code that will affect many tax-exempt employers. The tax is 21% of certain compensation and can be...more

Snell & Wilmer

New IRS Guidance Throws a Pass to Certain Universities That Pay Coaches Compensation in Excess of $1,000,000

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In Notice 2019-09 (“Notice”), the IRS provides relief from the new excise tax to certain colleges and universities that pay their “covered employees” more than $1 million per year or pay excess parachute payments....more

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Good News / Bad News: The IRS has Released Interim Guidance Regarding the New Excess Compensation Excise Tax Applicable to...

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Just in time for the New Year and notwithstanding the government shutdown, on December 31, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Notice 2019-09 (the “Notice”), which provides interim guidance on the new excise tax...more

Carlton Fields

IRS Issues Interim Guidance On Certain 2017 Tax Act Changes Affecting Exempt Organizations: Excess Remuneration and Parachute...

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The IRS issued Notice 2019-09, which provides interim guidance in a fairly lengthy Q&A format relating to Code Section 4960, enacted on December 22, 2017....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

How Will Tax-Exempts Report Excise Tax on Compensation Over $1 Million?

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 imposes excise taxes on tax-exempt organizations who pay compensation excess of $1 million or make certain “excess parachute” payments on account of termination of employment. ...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

What Do Your Executives Have In Common With Seven-Figure Income College Coaches?

Tax-exempt organizations may be surprised to learn of the practical impact of a statute enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017. Section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code immediately put in place...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

New Excise Tax On Excess Compensation Paid By Tax-Exempt Employers

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The 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act, signed into law on December 22, 2017, added Internal Revenue Code section 4960, which imposes a 21% excise tax on annual compensation in excess of $1 million paid by an “applicable tax-exempt...more

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(Another) Change To The Annual HSA Limit

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The 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act,signed into law on December 22, 2017, added Internal Revenue Code section 4960, which imposes a 21% excise tax on annual compensation in excess of $1 million paid by an “applicable tax-exempt...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Tax-Exempt Organizations

As mentioned in our January 2018 Client Advisory, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), signed into law at the end of 2017, contains significant changes affecting the tax treatment of certain fringe benefits and executive...more

Fisher Phillips

What Every Employer Needs To Know About The Tax Reform Law

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Late last year, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) and it was quickly signed by the President. The Act seeks to reform the current tax system and contains numerous provisions that may be significant to...more

Blank Rome LLP

2017 New Tax Law: Executive Compensation Reform

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On December 20, 2017, Congress passed its comprehensive tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), which was signed into law by President Trump on December 22, 2017. The Bill represents one of the most extensive...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

ALERT: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts Provisions Apply to Colleges and Universities

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Although much of the reporting on the Tax Cut and Jobs Act recently enacted by Congress has focused on the deductions for individuals and businesses, the bill also includes several provisions that apply specifically to...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Brings New Complexity to Compensating Employees of Tax-Exempt Organizations

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Deferred compensation arrangements maintained by tax-exempt organizations must already comply with certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), including the deferred compensation rules under...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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Although much of the reporting on the Tax Cut and Jobs Act recently enacted by Congress has focused on the deductions for individuals and businesses, the bill also includes several provisions that apply specifically to...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Federal Tax Reform — Key Provisions for Tax Exempt Organizations

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On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1), or the "Act," a comprehensive tax reform package representing an overhaul of federal taxation arguably ona level not seen in more than...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Sweeping Tax Reform Impacts Tax-Exempt Organizations

After a short period of deliberations by the House of Representatives (the “House”) and the Senate, President Trump signed the final version of H.R. 1 into Public Law No. 115-97 on December 22, 2017 (the “New Law”). The New...more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

Tax Bill Means Changes to Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law a tax bill reconciling both the House and Senate versions of the so-called Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Act’s major provisions are lowering the corporate tax rate to 21%...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Analysis of Key Provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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As we are sure you know, H.R. 1, informally known as the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, became law on December 22, 2017. This new law will impact almost all taxpayers. Ballard Spahr's Tax Group has prepared a detailed summary of...more

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New Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Affects Employee Benefit Plans and Executive Compensation Arrangements

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Donald J. Trump shortly before Christmas, is the most significant tax reform legislation in more than 30 years. ...more

Dickinson Wright

Tax Reform: The Five Big Changes Affecting Employee Benefits

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On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed H.R. 1 (formerly, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Act”)) into law. While the Act was primarily focused on business tax cuts and individual tax reform, the Act includes several...more

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Tax Reform Advisory:  Exempt Organizations

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On December 22, 2017, the President signed into law H.R. 1, informally known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Act”), implementing sweeping changes to United States tax regimes for exempt organizations, businesses in which...more

Akerman LLP

Tax Reform: New Law Delivers A Bundle Of Executive Compensation And Employee Benefits Changes For The Holidays

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Signed into law by President Trump on December 22, the final version of the tax reform bill (the “Act”) is not as far-reaching on executive compensation as the earlier version we previewed. However, the Act makes several...more

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