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With the holiday season officially upon us, the Dollars and Sense team wants to make sure you maximize your giving and gifting! For so many businesses, and business owners, this time of year also means employer festivities,...more
Recently HHS issued a memorandum announcing the maximum annual limitation on cost sharing (a/k/a out-of-pocket maximum) for 2026 and the IRS issued Rev. Proc. 2024-40 announcing the cost-of-living adjustments to certain...more
On August 28, the IRS issued IR-2024-227, reminding employers of the following key aspects of educational assistance programs under Internal Revenue Code Section 127: -They can be used to help reimburse the costs of or...more
The IRS recently issued a “Tax Tip” reminding that employers that offer IRC Section 127 educational assistance programs can use those programs until December 31, 2025, to pay principal or interest on any “qualified education...more
Many employers with at least fifty employees in the six-county Chicago area will have to provide their full-time employees with pre-tax public transit benefits starting January 1, 2024, under a new Illinois law....more
Tax Litigation: The Week of April 11th, 2022, through April 15th, 2022 The REDI Foundation, Inc. v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-34 |April 11, 2022 |Nega, J. | Dkt. No. 23715-18 Pediatric Impressions Home Health, Inc. v. Comm’r,...more
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
In a previous post we summarized the provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“the Act”) governing employee benefit plans, including retirement, welfare, and fringe benefit programs. With this post we begin an...more
While there has been some improvement in the spread of COVID-19 in the US, the daily count of new cases remains high. As a result, many large employers have extended their remote working policies through the fall, with others...more
The IRS is revising Form 1023, Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and its instructions, to help charities apply for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Effective January...more
On December 20, 2019, Congress retroactively repealed Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 512(a)(7), which had increased unrelated business taxable income by amounts paid or incurred for qualified transportation fringes....more
Good news for tax-exempt organizations! The “Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020” (H.R. 1865 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)) (the “Act”) signed into law on December 20, 2019, retroactively repealed Section 512(a)(7)...more
As the year is quickly coming to an end, it is especially prudent to review compensation arrangements from an Internal Revenue Code section 409A perspective. Generally, Section 409A applies to “deferred compensation”...more
As the end of the year approaches, many employers are preparing for the annual office holiday party. This occasion presents an opportunity for employers to express appreciation for the hard work performed by staff all year....more
On December 10, 2018, the IRS issued Notice 2018-99 (the "Notice") which is designed to serve as interim guidance on determining unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI") related to nondeductible qualified parking offered by...more
On March 1, 2019, when Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill No. 1567, “An Act concerning pre-tax transportation fringe benefits” (“NJ Transit Benefits Law” or “Law”), New Jersey became the first state to require...more
Something to gnaw on during your lunch hour today (sorry, we couldn’t resist): the IRS recently released TAM 201903017, which ruled that free employee meals provided by an employer were includible in its employees’ taxable...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of February 18 – 22, 2019. February 19, 2019: The IRS issued a news release promoting online...more
The Internal Revenue Service issued guidance last December to help employers that own or lease employer parking facilities or reimburse employees for parking expenses to navigate the recent change to the parking expense...more
The Treasury Department recently published guidance on determining the amount of qualified transportation fringe benefit expenses that are nondeductible and, for tax-exempt organizations, the amount that should be treated as...more
December 10, 2018 saw significant activity with respect to Section 512(a)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), which requires tax-exempt employers to increase their unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”) by...more
The Internal Revenue Service recently issued Notice 2018-99 to address changes in the Internal Revenue Code included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). ...more
Finding and Fixing Your Own Noncompliance - During the 2016 Legislative Session, the N.C. Assisted Living Association (NCALA) was instrumental in bringing about passage of House Bill 667 which modified existing law on...more
Charitable organizations work hard to maintain exempt status. These organizations operate in a highly regulated landscape: In exchange for enjoying freedom from income taxes, they must comply with strict organizational and...more
The enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) on December 22, 2017, brought about the most sweeping overhaul of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) since 1986. Most of the changes took effect on January 1, 2018....more