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Maynard Nexsen

Preparing for Potential Payroll Changes: What Employers Need to Know About the No Tax on Tips Act and OBBBA

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On May 20, 2025, the No Tax on Tips Act, a standalone bill that would effectively exempt up to $25,000 in tips from federal income tax for certain workers, passed by unanimous consent in the Senate. Shortly thereafter, on May...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

How Will Federal Bills Eliminating Tax on Tips and Overtime Impact Employers?

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Tax breaks on overtime pay and tipped earnings passed the House on May 22, 2025, as part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1). The tax deductions provided under the sprawling reconciliation bill would be temporary,...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

Jackson Walker

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

Troutman Pepper Locke

IRS Issues Proposed Regulations On Section 162(M)'s Executive Compensation Deductibility Cap

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On December 20, 2019, the IRS issued proposed regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

New Section 162(m) Proposed Regulations

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) made significant changes to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Section 162(m)), expanding the scope of individuals and entities subject to Section 162(m), in addition to...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Executive Compensation Trends and Issues: A Q&A With Marissa J. Holob

Marissa Holob is chair of the firm’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits practice. She advises clients on a wide range of executive compensation and employee benefits issues, including those that arise in the context...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

Hogan Lovells

IRS issues initial guidance on application of Code Section 162(m) as amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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On August 21, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2018-68 containing much-awaited interpretive guidance on Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code as amended by last year's tax reform act (Tax Act), including...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

IRS Issues Guidance on Section 162(m) Changes

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On August 21, the IRS issued Notice 2018-68 to provide guidance on changes to Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m), enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). Section 162(m) generally limits the tax deduction...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

Snell & Wilmer

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Implications for Public Company Executive Compensation Programs

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) has significant implications for public company executive compensation plans for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017 and will likely have a considerable impact on the future...more

Fisher Phillips

What Every Employer Needs To Know About The Tax Reform Law

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Late last year, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) and it was quickly signed by the President. The Act seeks to reform the current tax system and contains numerous provisions that may be significant to...more

Foster Garvey PC

Decoding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Part VI: Employment and Fringe Benefit Related Provisions

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BACKGROUND - The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) creates, modifies or eliminates a number of employment and employee fringe benefit related provisions of the Code. Both employers and employees need to be aware of these...more

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Employment & Benefits News and Developments

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NEW TAX LAW MAKES CHANGES TO COMMUTING BENEFITS - ...The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) generally eliminates employer deductions for commuter transportation and parking fringe benefits. This includes deductions...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

ALERT: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts Provisions Apply to Colleges and Universities

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Although much of the reporting on the Tax Cut and Jobs Act recently enacted by Congress has focused on the deductions for individuals and businesses, the bill also includes several provisions that apply specifically to...more

Perkins Coie

Private Company Tax Planning Opportunities for 2018

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the 2017 Tax Act) and the recent taxpayer victory in the U.S. Tax Court’s Lender Management, LLC decision have created important planning opportunities for both our closely held and...more

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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Although much of the reporting on the Tax Cut and Jobs Act recently enacted by Congress has focused on the deductions for individuals and businesses, the bill also includes several provisions that apply specifically to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Private Equity Fund Taxation Post-Tax Reform: What Really Changed?

Congress has passed the tax reform bill, known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Act”), and President Trump signed it into law on December 22, 2017. The Act contains wide-ranging changes to the tax law, many of which will...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Federal Tax Reform — Key Provisions for Tax Exempt Organizations

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On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1), or the "Act," a comprehensive tax reform package representing an overhaul of federal taxation arguably ona level not seen in more than...more

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What Does Tax Reform Mean for Retail?

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We all know now that the federal corporate tax rate for many retailers is dropping this year from an industry effective average rate of 32.9% to 21%, as a result of changes implemented by the so-called “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”...more

Gray Reed

New Tax Law – Impacting Your Small Business and You

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Agreeing with Benjamin Franklin that there is nothing certain except death and taxes, Sketch Wood and his partner Minnie Brix, owners of Wood & Brix, and their 200 employees are certain that the new tax law will affect them,...more

Lowndes

How the Tax Cut and Jobs Act Impacts Expensing and Depreciation (For the Better)

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Last month, President Trump signed into law the much publicized Tax Cut and Jobs Act. In part of our ongoing series discussing the changes made by the Act, the following discusses key changes made to the expensing and...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Sweeping Tax Reform Impacts Tax-Exempt Organizations

After a short period of deliberations by the House of Representatives (the “House”) and the Senate, President Trump signed the final version of H.R. 1 into Public Law No. 115-97 on December 22, 2017 (the “New Law”). The New...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

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