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Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill Changes HSA Rules and Impacts Income Taxes

On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a comprehensive budget reconciliation bill into law, loosening rules around health savings accounts (HSAs), extending telehealth relief, and providing additional income tax...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

IRS Issues FAQs on the Tax Treatment of Employer-Provided Work-Life Referral Services

On April 16, 2024, the IRS issued Fact Sheet 2024-13, which includes FAQs addressing the tax treatment of employer-provided work-life referral services. The FAQs generally provide that the value of these services can be...more

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When Cash is not King: Holiday Gifts as “De Minimis” Fringe Benefits

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To celebrate the holiday season, this post highlights the tax consequences of employer-sponsored holiday perks such as gift cards, turkeys, hams and gift baskets. Under the current tax rules, employers may give infrequent low...more

Freeman Law

Tax Court in Brief | Mihalik v. Commissioner | “De Minimus” Fringe Benefit Under Sec. 132

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Tax Litigation: The Week of April 11th, 2022, through April 15th, 2022 The REDI Foundation, Inc. v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-34 |April 11, 2022 |Nega, J. | Dkt. No. 23715-18 Pediatric Impressions Home Health, Inc. v. Comm’r,...more

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IRS Releases 2022 Inflation Adjustments to Various Tax Limitations on Employer-Provided Benefits

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On November 10, 2021, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2021-45, which contains its annual inflation adjustments for over 60 tax provisions, including not only individual income tax rates and deductions, but also many...more

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Overview of the Impact of the Consolidated Appropriations Act on Employee Benefit Plans, Programs and Arrangements

Recently enacted H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“the Act”), is a massive, 5,593-page piece of legislation that includes appropriations for the U.S. government for the upcoming fiscal year and funding for...more

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Changes to Qualified Retirement Plans and Certain Fringe Benefits

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Employee Fringe Benefit Changes - Student Loan Repayment - The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”) extended the period during which an employer may pay a portion of a student’s loan under an educational...more

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Repeal of Unrelated Business Income Tax on Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits

Late on Friday, December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law government funding legislation for the 2020 fiscal year that includes a provision repealing Section 512(a)(7), commonly referred to as the “parking tax.”...more

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Goodbye to 2019 … and the Parking and Public Transit Benefits Tax

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Good news to close out the year: The “Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020” (H.R. 1865 - the “2020 Act”) retroactively repeals the much maligned tax on qualified transportation fringe benefits (the so-called “church...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

[Webinar] Creating Executive Compensation Arrangements that Comply with California Law - May 29th, 3:00pm ET

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*Webinars are CLE-accredited in California, Illinois, New York, Missouri and Texas. We are also accredited providers of HRCI and SHRM. In California, executive employment agreements and company plans providing for bonuses,...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] To Tax or Not to Tax: Answering the Question with Respect to Fringe Benefits - March 15th, 12pm CT

Join McDermott lawyers Samantha Souza and David Fuller for an interactive discussion around the implications of providing fringe benefits to your employees. Sam and David will walk through the tax impact of seemingly...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New IRS Guidance Regarding Section 162(m)’s Deduction Limitation for Executive Compensation – Increased Complexity and Reduced...

The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) recently issued Notice 2018-68 (the “Notice”) that provides guidance regarding the application of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 162(m)”)...more

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IRS Guidance Provides Some Clarity, but Leaves Questions Unanswered under 162(m)

On August 21, 2018, the IRS issued its initial guidance on the amendments to Section 162(m) made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, in the form of Notice 2018-68. The guidance is fairly limited and does not completely address...more

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IRS Confirms Deduction Denial for Qualified Transportation Benefits

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Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) employers are no longer allowed to take a deduction for qualified transportation fringe benefits provided to employees (other than qualified bicycle commuting reimbursements which...more

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Review of Qualified Plan Compensation Definition May be Needed Due To Tax Reform

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Tax reform made few changes that directly impact qualified retirement plans; however, it made some changes that may indirectly impact qualified retirement plans. We previously blogged on the indirect changes that tax reform...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Repeal Of The Section 162(M) Performance-Based Exception - The End Of Performance Pay?

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act") expanded the scope of the $1 million dollar deduction limitation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Section 162(m)") and, subject to a transition...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

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Initial Tax Disclosures Regarding 162(m) in Proxy Statements

Many know that the Section 162(m) deduction limit for performance-based compensation has been repealed by the recent tax legislation together with implementation of other changes, effective for taxable years beginning after...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New Deferral Opportunity for Stock Awards

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act includes a new provision that can delay the taxation of compensation paid to employees of “eligible corporations” in the form of “qualified stock” for up to five years. The provision is set forth in...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

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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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How Tax Reform Will Affect Employee Benefit Plans

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On December 22, President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 1 (the Act), which makes widespread changes to the Internal Revenue Code. The Act makes several changes to the rules governing retirement plans, welfare plans and...more

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New Tax Law Provisions Affect Employee Benefit Programs

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) recently enacted by Congress will soon become effective. The primary focus of the new law is the reduction of corporate and individual income taxes. Nevertheless, a number of provisions...more

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The Impact of the 2017 Tax Reforms on Employment-Based Benefits and Tax-Favored Compensation

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Whenever the United States Congress takes up “tax reform,” there always is a danger that the Congress will pay for such tax reform, in part, by eliminating many of the tax incentives that enable employers to provide...more

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New Tax Plan Changes Rules on Health Coverage, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

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While primarily focused on individual and business tax cuts and reform, the final Republican tax cut bill includes several provisions expected to impact health care coverage and expenses. First, the bill effectively repeals...more

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