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Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Highlights of the Employee Benefits Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill

On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill (the “OBBB”) was signed into law. Compared to recent legislation, the OBBB does not contain a significant number of employee benefits provisions. However,...more

Proskauer - Not for Profit/Exempt...

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

Flaster Greenberg PC

New Jersey Requires Pre-Tax Transportation Fringe Benefits

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The federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 eliminated a federal tax deduction for employers which had allowed them to deduct the cost of providing qualified transportation benefits to employees (thereby removing the tax...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

New Jersey Employees to Be Entitled to Pre-Tax Transportation Fringe Benefits

New Jersey will soon become the first state to require certain employers to offer employees tax-favored transportation benefits. S.B. 1567, also known as An Act Concerning Pre-Tax Transportation Fringe Benefits (the...more

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New Jersey Requires Employers To Offer Transportation Fringe Benefits

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On March 1, 2019, New Jersey became the first state to enact legislation, Senate Bill No. 1567 (“An Act concerning pre-tax transportation fringe benefits”), requiring employers with 20 or more employees to offer pre-tax...more

Epstein Becker & Green

New Jersey Becomes First State to Require Employers to Offer Pre-Tax Transportation Fringe Benefits

On March 1, 2019, when Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill No. 1567, “An Act concerning pre-tax transportation fringe benefits” (“NJ Transit Benefits Law” or “Law”), New Jersey became the first state to require...more

Fisher Phillips

An Executive Compensation Primer For The HR Professional

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An HR professional wears many hats relative to executive and key employee compensation. This article addresses three primary responsibilities of the HR professional: (1) understanding the core elements of a typical key...more

Williams Mullen

New Parking Expense Rules for Taxable Employers and Tax-Exempt Organizations

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The Internal Revenue Service issued guidance last December to help employers that own or lease employer parking facilities or reimburse employees for parking expenses to navigate the recent change to the parking expense...more

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No Such Thing As A Free Meal? Employers May Be Prohibited From Offering Free Food To Workers

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As free meals have become the norm at technology companies, an unexpected byproduct of such a perk is the decreasing customer base for local restaurants. In an attempt to thwart this trend, Mountain View and San Francisco...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

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

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

Best Best & Krieger LLP

[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017

Best Best & Krieger Labor & Employment attorneys discussed new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public. What Was Discussed -Legislation passed in 2017 -Wage and hour update ...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Tax Reform Curbs Fringe Benefits

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law on December 22, 2017. The Act modifies the tax consequences of certain employer-provided fringe benefits, including those related to transportation, moving, meals, entertainment,...more

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Employee Benefits and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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As we move into the second quarter of 2018, now is a good time to remind employers about the significant impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) on employee benefits. While some of these issues may not affect the taxation...more

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Fringe Benefits Affected by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

The enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) on December 22, 2017, brought about the most sweeping overhaul of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) since 1986. Most of the changes took effect on January 1, 2018....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

Hogan Lovells

Three new acts change tax and employee benefit rules and might require employer action

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Congress and the Administration have been busy recently, enacting not only the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" or "TCJA" on December 22, 2017, but also a Continuing Resolution on January 23, 2018, and the Bipartisan Budget Act of...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Tax Bill Impacts Tax Treatment of Relocation, Transportation, Other Fringe Benefits

On Friday, December 22, 2017, President Trump signed the 1,100-page tax bill into law. Although not as drastic as the original House proposal, the bill promises to bring about the most impactful tax reform that plan sponsors...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

Foley & Lardner LLP

Much Ado About (Almost) Nothing?

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Impact of Tax Reform on Employer-Provided Retirement, Welfare, and Fringe Benefits - The recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts (the “Tax Reform Act”) made significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Although there...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

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

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Five Things Employers Should Know about Tax Reform

With the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act comes sweeping changes to executive and equity compensation and employee benefits. Employers should evaluate whether they will be subject to the $1 million tax deductibility...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

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

The Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Employee and Fringe Benefits

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act makes some notable, though targeted, changes to the employee benefits landscape. We summarize some of the more significant changes in the Question and Answers set out below....more

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