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Employers Are Obligated to Comply with Tax Law Despite Increase in Frivolous Tax Arguments

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In the recent United States Tax Court case O’Connor v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Judge Arbeit sanctioned the petitioner for advancing frivolous arguments contesting the authority of the IRS to assess tax....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Mobile Workforce/Remote Worker Legislation Could Impact Your Business

Well-respected House Ways & Means-Education Committee Chair Danny Garrett (R-Trussville) has introduced HB 379, a bill designed to provide guidelines and a safe harbor for employers who have traveling employees or remote...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

IRS Changes Course on Income Tax Impact of Employee Retention Credit

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On March 20, 2025, the IRS updated its guidance to employers that claimed the employee retention credit (ERC). The updated guidance materially differs from prior IRS guidance of how and when employers should report the income...more

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IRS Clarifies the Federal Income and Employment Tax Treatment of Contributions to and Benefits Paid from State Paid Family and...

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As mandatory State paid family leave and paid family and medical leave (collectively “PFML”) programs have significantly expanded and proliferated in recent years, participating employers and employees have been faced with a...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

2025 Changes to ACA Employer Information Reporting Obligations and the Employer Shared Responsibility Penalties

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In December 2024, Congress and President Biden passed two laws—the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act (PBRA) and the Employer Reporting Improvement Act (ERIA)—that made important changes to employers’ responsibilities regarding...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

How Employers Can Aid Employees Impacted by the Los Angeles Wildfires

Over the past two weeks, wildfires have caused substantial loss and damage to homes and communities in Los Angeles, California, and the surrounding areas. In the wake of such devastation, employers may seek opportunities to...more

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The Newest Wage Hour Risk in Connecticut: Election Poll Workers

A new Connecticut law went into effect this year creating early voting procedures for the first time in Connecticut.  The law, Connecticut General Statutes § 9-163aa, provides that before each election, a period of early...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

House Tax Bill Would Greatly Accelerate Employee Retention Credit Filing Deadlines

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The current draft of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 includes a proposed provision that would dramatically accelerate the deadline to file claims for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) to January...more

Ius Laboris

Telework from abroad: tax consequences for employers?

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As employers face growing calls to allow employees to ‘work from anywhere’, they should also consider the possible tax consequences of inadvertently creating a permanent establishment in another country. But what counts as...more

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Navigating State and Local Laws Implicated by Remote Workforces

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As we start to come out of the pandemic, many businesses are deciding to embrace remote workforces on a more permanent basis for a variety of reasons, including cost saving, increased talent pool, and employee satisfaction....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Family Employee Tax Policies

Hiring and employing family members is common in the realm of family businesses. An important thing to remember is that most family employees are treated in the same manner as any other employee for federal tax purposes,...more

Burr & Forman

IRS Clarifies Authority for Acceptance of Offers in Compromise from Clients of Professional Employer Organizations and Reporting...

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Generally, an employer is required to deduct and withhold Federal Insurance Contribution Act taxes (“FICA”), Federal Unemployment Tax Act taxes (“FUTA”), and income tax withholding from its employee’s wages and is separately...more

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