Rewards and Risks in Opportunity Zone Funds -
H.R. 1—informally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act—became law on December 22, 2017. Included in the Act is a new program intended to spur the reallocation of investments...more
9/11/2018
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Community Development ,
Economic Development ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Low Income Housing ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Mutual Funds ,
New Market Tax Credits ,
OCIE ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Real Estate Development ,
Risk Alert ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deferral ,
Trump Administration
The Fifth Circuit on March 15 vacated U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regulations that redefined the circumstances in which a person who provides investment advice in connection with a retirement plan or individual retirement...more
3/19/2018
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Conflicts of Interest ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Deregulation ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Retirement Plan ,
Trump Administration ,
Vacated
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Donald J. Trump shortly before Christmas, is the most significant tax reform legislation in more than 30 years. ...more
1/3/2018
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Corporate Taxes ,
Employee Benefits ,
Excise Tax ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Income Taxes ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Remuneration ,
Section 162(m) ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
The Committee on Ways and Means yesterday released the proposed Republican tax reform bill, titled the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act." Although the proposed bill makes major changes to individual and corporate tax provisions in many...more
11/3/2017
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Business Taxes ,
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Deferred Compensation ,
Employee Benefits ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Retirement Plan ,
Roth Conversions ,
Roth IRA ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
As widely reported, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a bill that, if enacted, would make the first major legislative changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Modified to...more
5/8/2017
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American Health Care Act (AHCA) ,
Cadillac Tax ,
CBO Report ,
Employer Mandates ,
Essential Health Benefits ,
Flexible Spending Accounts ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Health Savings Accounts ,
Medicare ,
Premium Subsidies ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Repeal ,
Trump Administration
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has finalized regulations designed to help stabilize the individual and small group health insurance markets and, in particular, the health insurance exchanges...more
The House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees have released, in two parts, budget reconciliation legislation, the first steps of Congress' proposal to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act. Reconciliation...more
3/8/2017
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Affordable Care Act ,
Cadillac Tax ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Employer Mandates ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Savings Accounts ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Individual Mandate ,
Medicaid ,
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Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration ,
Ways and Means Committee