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When considering compensation and benefits packages to lure and retain top executives or talent, nonprofit organizations, including universities and hospitals, are often at a disadvantage compared to their for-profit rivals....more
Section 457(b) Plans provided by Tax-Exempt employers for their highly compensated employees and/or a select group of management employees (“Tax-Exempt 457(b) Plans”) are subject to required minimum distribution rules under...more
The California Court of Appeal has definitively resolved an issue that was until now somewhat ambiguous: Can volunteers in fact volunteer their time for nonprofit organizations without receiving pay or other forms of...more
On January 19, 2021 the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published in the Federal Register Final Regulations (the “Final Regulations”) interpreting the excise tax under Section...more
Proposed Regulations under Section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code provide important guidance for tax-exempt organizations and their affiliates regarding an excise tax on certain executive compensation. The U.S. Department...more
The Internal Revenue Service and US Department of the Treasury have released proposed regulations governing the excise tax imposed by Internal Revenue Code Section 4960 on certain executive compensation paid to employees of...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The IRS recently issued proposed regulations providing guidance under Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section 4960, which provides for an excise tax on tax-exempt organizations that pay certain executives in...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In two months (on March 31, 2020), the window closes for 403(b) plan sponsors to take advantage of the unique opportunity to retroactively amend their 403(b) retirement plans to correct document errors...more
Consider the following hypothetical: Bill and his wife, Melinda, are the sole owners of Microfix, Inc., a successful computer repair business....more
Federal tax law changes enacted with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 may require tax-exempt organizations to reevaluate their compensation practices, particularly with respect to employee severance. Section 4960 of the...more
As discussed, the IRS’s initial interpretation of a new excise tax under Section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code could catch for-profit employers who set up foundations, trusts, PACs, and other tax-exempt entities off...more
As we have previously discussed, the 2017 tax reform act created a new excise tax under section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code that will affect many tax-exempt employers. The tax is 21% of certain compensation and can be...more
With tax filing season in full swing, tax-exempt organizations are beginning to determine how much excise tax they may owe on compensation and severance amounts paid to their most highly compensated employees after 2017. The...more
• The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released IRS Notice 2019-09 (Notice) offering guidance under Section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code as added by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. • Section 4960 applies to certain...more
As part of 2017’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Congress added new Section 4960 to the Internal Revenue Code. Section 4960 imposes an excise tax — currently set at 21 percent — on “applicable tax-exempt organizations” that pay...more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 imposes excise taxes on tax-exempt organizations who pay compensation excess of $1 million or make certain “excess parachute” payments on account of termination of employment. ...more
In the past decade or so, the competition for executive talent in the tax-exempt sector of the United States economy has increased. Executives seldom begin and end their careers with the same organization and there is...more
Tax-exempt organizations may be surprised to learn of the practical impact of a statute enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017. Section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code immediately put in place...more
All entities, including governmental entities, are now potentially liable for penalties due to overpaying employees....more
The 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act, signed into law on December 22, 2017, added Internal Revenue Code section 4960, which imposes a 21% excise tax on annual compensation in excess of $1 million paid by an “applicable tax-exempt...more
The 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act,signed into law on December 22, 2017, added Internal Revenue Code section 4960, which imposes a 21% excise tax on annual compensation in excess of $1 million paid by an “applicable tax-exempt...more
As mentioned in our January 2018 Client Advisory, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), signed into law at the end of 2017, contains significant changes affecting the tax treatment of certain fringe benefits and executive...more
Congress and the Administration have been busy recently, enacting not only the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" or "TCJA" on December 22, 2017, but also a Continuing Resolution on January 23, 2018, and the Bipartisan Budget Act of...more
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
The new tax law brought an unpleasant surprise for many tax-exempt organizations by imposing a 21 percent excise tax on compensation in excess of $1 million and on certain ‘‘parachute payments.’’ Organizations, including...more