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Fox Rothschild LLP

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Changes Employee Retention Tax Credit Program

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While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act made headlines for tax and spending cuts, it also contains significant changes to the federal government’s treatment of COVID era Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) claims — many of which...more

Jackson Walker

What the IRS is Saying Lately about the Employee Retention Tax Credit

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The employee retention tax credit (“ERTC”) has garnered a lot of “buzz” lately – both from the IRS and businesses who have either received the credit or are seeking the credit. The buzz is well deserved, as the IRS has...more

DarrowEverett LLP

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

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Updated Guidance Regarding Tax Credits Under the American Rescue Plan

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Under the American Rescue Plan (ARP), certain private-sector and governmental employers may claim refundable tax credits which provide reimbursement for the cost of providing Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

New COBRA Subsidy Requires Quick Action by Plan Sponsors

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021, includes a number of provisions designed to assist workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Among them is a new COBRA premium subsidy...more

Bracewell LLP

2020 Post-Election Analysis: Issue by Issue

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FIRST 100 DAYS - As President-elect Biden stands poised to assume the office he has aspired to for the past three decades, he inherits a national crisis not unlike the one he stepped into as vice president nearly 12 years...more

Bowditch & Dewey

A Trap for the Unwary – IRS Denies Deductions for Expenses Paid with Forgiven PPP Loans

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A central feature of the CARES Act, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), provided a lifeline to a multitude of small businesses during the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic. PPP loans were used to cover payroll...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

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

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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

Snell & Wilmer

IRS Approves Additional Leave-Based Donation Programs for COVID-19 Relief

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We previously posted about two leave-sharing programs available to employers during the COVID-19 pandemic: major disaster leave-sharing programs and medical emergency leave-sharing programs. These leave-sharing programs may...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

IRS Provides More Good News with Respect to Retirement Plan Required Minimum Distributions

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The Internal Revenue Service released Notice 2020-51, Guidance on Waiver of 2020 Required Minimum Distributions, pertaining to the waiver of 2020 required minimum distributions as described in Section 401(a)(9) of the...more

Snell & Wilmer

Notice 2020-39: IRS and Treasury Ease Opportunity Zone Incentive Requirements in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

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On June 4, 2020, Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2020-39 (the Notice) modifying Notice 2020-23 and providing relief under Section 7508A of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). Under Code Section 7508A,...more

Cozen O'Connor

IRS Issues Guidance Implementing Coronavirus-Related Retirement Plan Provisions Under the Cares Act

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The IRS has issued IRS Notice 2020-50 (the Notice) providing guidance implementing the retirement plan provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) that was enacted on March 27, 2020. A...more

Morgan Lewis

IRS Releases Guidance on Charitable Leave-Based Donation Programs

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Charitable leave-based donation programs provide employees the option of donating leave that can be converted into cash contributions to charities assisting the victims of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....more

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New Benefit Plan Deadline Extensions Provide Opportunities For Participants – And Burdens For Plan Sponsors

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The Department of Labor (DOL), in coordination with the IRS and the Treasury Department, recently issued new rules extending key deadlines for health, retirement, and welfare plans subject to ERISA and the Internal Revenue...more

Epstein Becker & Green

What the DOL Giveth, the IRS (May) Taketh Away: Benefits Guidance in the Time of COVID-19

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In EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2020-01, “Guidance and Relief for employee Benefit Plans Due to COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Outbreak” ( “Notice”), the DOL provided sponsors of defined contribution plans subject to ERISA...more

Perkins Coie

IRS Notices Provide COVID-19 Relief Covering Section 125 Cafeteria Plans and Flexible Spending Account Benefit Plans

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Many employers have sought to leverage or make changes to their employer-sponsored benefits to address economic and health-related burdens faced by their employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Until now, however, employers...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

IRS Increases the Health FSA Carryover Limit and Addresses Premium Reimbursement under ICHRAs

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On May 12, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2020-33 (the Notice), which increases the maximum health flexible spending account (FSA) carryover limit. The Notice also addresses a gap in existing guidance...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

IRS Issues Guidance Regarding PPP Loan Forgiveness and Deductibility of Expenses

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On April 30, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Notice 2020-32 (the “Notice”) in which it substantially changed the common understanding of the tax consequences of Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”) loan...more

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Tax Effects of PPP Loan Forgiveness – IRS Notice 2020-32

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On April 30, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2020-32 (the “Notice”) to address the deductibility of loan amounts received under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

IRS Allows High-Deductible Health Plans to Cover the Full Costs of Coronavirus Testing and Treatment

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On March 11, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2020-15 to clear up concerns about whether high-deductible health plans (HDHP) could cover all costs for testing and treatment of 2019 Novel Coronavirus...more

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IRS Relief for HDHPs Covering COVID-19 Testing and Treatment Costs

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Yesterday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2020-15 announcing that a high deductible health plan’s payment of COVID-19 (coronavirus) testing and treatment prior to satisfaction of the plan’s minimum...more

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