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Vicki M. Nielsen

Vicki M. Nielsen

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.


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Wellness Programs—Money and Trinkets for Healthy Habits May Be Taxable

More and more employers and insurance companies are providing incentives and rewards to employees and their covered dependents to encourage participation in wellness programs. These programs are designed to improve an...more

4/11/2013 - Employer Group Health Plans Healthcare Incentives Income Taxes Wellness Programs

Money And Trinkets Provided For Wellness

More and more employers and insurance companies are providing incentives and rewards to employees and their covered dependents to encourage participation in wellness programs—programs designed to improve an individual’s...more

4/10/2013 - Affordable Care Act Employer Group Health Plans Healthcare Incentives Income Taxes W-2 Wellness Programs

April 4th Deadline for FICA Tax Treatment of Severance Pay Under Quality Stores

Two deadlines relating to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in United States v. Quality Stores, Inc., No. 10-1563 (6th Cir. Sept. 7, 2012), are quickly approaching. The deadline for the United States to file a...more

3/14/2013 - FICA Taxes Quality Stores Severance Pay

IRS Guidance to Implement Retroactive Increase in 2012 Mass Transit Benefit Limits—January 31 Deadline

On January 16 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance on the application of the retroactive increase in excludible transit benefits, as enacted under the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA). IRS Notice...more

1/18/2013 - American Taxpayer Relief Act Employee Benefits FICA Taxes IRS Recordkeeping Requirements Reporting Requirements Retroactive Application Tax Benefits Transit Benefits W-2 Withholding Errors

A Soft Landing From The Fiscal Cliff For Employee Benefits

Well, Congress in the season of giving has provided plan sponsors and participants with multiple beneficial opportunities to start 2013. Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8), also known as the...more

1/7/2013 - American Taxpayer Relief Act Educational Assistance Programs Employee Benefits Fiscal Cliff IRA Medicare Taxes Payroll Taxes Roth Conversions

Government Challenges Sixth Circuit Decision in Quality Stores, Inc.

On October 18, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a petition for rehearing en banc in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in United States v. Quality Stores, Inc., No. 10-1563 (September 7, 2012), asking the full court...more

11/5/2012 - DOJ FICA Taxes IRS Quality Stores Severance Agreements Statute of Limitations

Time is Running Out! November 2 Deadline to Request MTA Payroll Tax Refunds

In a case with far-reaching implications—including the potential for refund claims to be filed by any employer that has paid the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax (the MTA Payroll Tax or MCTMT)—a Nassau County...more

10/18/2012 - MTA Payroll Tax

Time Is Running Out! November 2 Deadline To Request MTA Payroll Tax Refunds In Accordance With New Special Protective Refund Claim...

In a case with far-reaching implications—including the potential for refund claims to be filed by any employer that has paid the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax (the MTA Payroll Tax or MCTMT)—a Nassau County...more

10/18/2012 - MTA Payroll Tax Payroll Taxes

Sixth Circuit Decision Offers FICA Tax Refund Opportunities for Severance Pay

Any employer that implemented reductions in force or layoffs after 2008 should consider filing refund claims for the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes paid on severance benefits based on a recent Sixth Circuit...more

9/11/2012 - FICA Taxes IRS Quality Stores Severance Pay Wages

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