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IRS and ICE Memorandum of Understanding Will Drive Tax Payroll Audits and Investigations

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In a lawsuit filed by not-for-profit corporations serving Latino immigrants against the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and IRS, court filings have revealed that the IRS and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), acting...more

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IRS Announces Voluntary Disclosure Program for Employee Retention Credit Claims

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The Internal Revenue Service has announced a voluntary disclosure program for employers that may have filed non-qualifying Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims under the CARES Act for the wages paid during 2020 and 2021....more

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IRS Halts Processing of ERC Claims Citing Extensive Fraud and Abuse

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In an extraordinary development, the IRS has halted its processing of Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) refund claims as it struggles to keep up with the massive number of claims filed within the last several months. The...more

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How IRS Is Cracking Down on Employee Retention Tax Credit Fraud

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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has recently devoted great attention to detecting, investigating, and prosecuting fraud, particularly as it relates to the Employee Retention Tax Credit (“ERC”) post-COVID. On a webinar...more

Freeman Law

Recent IRS Cryptocurrency Memorandum: Surprise, Surprise, It’s Still Taxable

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As tax time approaches for many, taxpayers and tax professionals alike are engaging in the annual ritual of gathering their cryptocurrency transactions and seeking out the latest and greatest guidance from the IRS on the...more

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IRS Issues Guidance on President Trump’s Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order

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On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order to the Secretary of Treasury directing the Department to defer the obligation of employers to withhold, deposit, and pay the employee share of Social Security...more

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IRS Issues Guidance on Presidential Memorandum Payroll Tax Deferral Opportunity

President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum on August 8, 2020, directing the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury to use his authority to defer the "withholding, deposit and payment of certain tax obligations." This includes...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

To Defer or Not Defer? IRS Issues Guidance Temporarily Delaying the Collection of Social Security Taxes

Most employers are expected to pass on the IRS’ offer to temporarily delay collecting Social Security taxes. For background, both employers and employees are generally required to pay a Social Security tax at a flat rate of...more

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IRS Issues Guidance for Payroll Tax Deferral

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President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order on August 8, 2020 allowing employers to defer withholding, depositing, and paying certain payroll tax obligations for their employees. On August 28, 2020, the Department of...more

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Summary Of Notice 2020-65: Deferral Of Employee’s Portion Of Social Security Taxes

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In response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the U.S. Congress, the executive branch, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have taken several actions intended to provide immediate relief to taxpayers. In...more

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Executive Order Payroll Tax Deferral: Guidance and Considerations

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On August 8, 2020, the President of the United States issued a Presidential Memorandum directing the Secretary of the Treasury to use his authority pursuant to section 7508A of the Internal Revenue Code to defer the...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Questions Remain After IRS Issues Initial Guidance on Temporary Deferral of Employee Payroll Tax Obligations

On August 28, 2020, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2020-65 to provide guidance (“Agency Guidance”) implementing the employee payroll tax deferral directed...more

White and Williams LLP

Recent Guidance on Employee Payroll Tax Deferral: Implementation Steps and Employer Discretion

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Notice 2020-65 (Notice), which provides guidance regarding the employee payroll tax deferral that was announced by the White House on the August 8, 2020 (Executive Order)....more

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Top Five Questions from Employers Regarding the Executive Order’s Payroll Tax Deferral

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On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued the Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster (the “Executive Order”) allowing for the deferral of employee social security payroll tax...more

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COVID-19: IRS Releases Guidance on Employee Payroll Tax Deferral but Fails to Quell Concerns Over Implementation and Collection of...

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On 28 August 2020, the IRS issued eagerly awaited guidance on the implementation of the employee FICA payroll deferral authorized in a Presidential Memorandum (the Memorandum) signed by President Trump on 8 August 2020....more

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Initial Thoughts Regarding the IRS’ Employee Payroll Tax Deferral Guidance in IRS Notice 2020-65

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On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued the Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster (the “Executive Order”). The Executive Order instructed the Treasury...more

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COVID-19 Payroll Tax Notice from the IRS Offers Sparse Guidance

Following the August 8, 2020 Presidential Memorandum directing the Treasury Secretary to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment of certain payroll taxes, the Internal Revenue Service released Notice 2020-65 late Friday,...more

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IRS issues guidance on Social Security tax deferral

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On August 28, the IRS issued Notice 2020-65 to provide guidance on the President’s decision to allow deferral of the employee portion of Social Security taxes owing for the rest of 2020 for employees earning up to $104,000...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Employers Have Little Incentive to Implement Social Security Tax Deferral Under New IRS Released Guidance

On Friday August 28th the IRS issued limited guidance on the payroll tax deferral that was part of President Trump’s August 8th executive order. Under IRS Notice 2020-65 (the “Notice”), employers are not required to withhold...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

IRS gets to the point in brief payroll tax deferral guidance

On August 28, the IRS issued Notice 2020-65 on the deferral of employee payroll tax obligations, as originally described in the Trump Administration’s Executive Memorandum dated August 8. The brief guidance provides employers...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

IRS Issues Guidance To Implement Deferral Of Employee Social Security Taxes Through December 31, 2020

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On August 8, President Trump issued a Memorandum directing the Treasury Department to permit employers to defer the withholding of employees’ social security and railroad retirement taxes through December 31, 2020. On August...more

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IRS Notice On Presidential Order Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations Creates Additional Uncertainty

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The Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 2020-65 to provide guidance on the employment tax deferral that is the subject of President Donald Trump’s August 8, 2020, Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in...more

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IRS Updates FAQs on Employee Retention Credit Under the CARES Act

On April 29, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided additional guidance on the employee retention credit (ERC) available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act via new frequently asked...more

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Client Alert: Joint Guidance Gives Immediate Relief to Small and Midsize Businesses

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The IRS and DOL recently issued joint guidance enabling small and midsize employers to begin taking advantage of two new refundable payroll tax credits which are designed to immediately and fully reimburse them,...more

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Cannabis Industry FAQ

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Can marijuana businesses receive federal copyright protection? Yes. The requirements for registration with the U.S. Copyright Office are that the work is original, creative and fixed in some form of expression. These...more

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