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Reminder to Multiemployer Pension Plan Administrators: New Federal Income Tax Withholding Election Forms Are Mandatory

In January 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) changed the withholding election rules applicable to distributions from pension plans (a term that includes 401(k) plans, money purchase pension plans and defined benefit...more

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Want to Put More Away in Your 401(k)? Qualified Plan Limits Generally Increase in 2024

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The IRS just announced the 2024 annual limits that will apply to tax-qualified retirement plans. For a third year in a row, the IRS increased the annual limits, allowing participants to save even more in...more

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Malta Pension Funds

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Amplifying its efforts to crack down on U.S. taxpayers’ use of Malta pension funds to attempt to achieve federal income tax savings, the IRS recently has issued proposed regulations identifying these funds as listed...more

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IRS Criminal Investigation Division Is on the Hunt for Malta Pension Plan Participants and Promoters

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There has been a growing trend of US taxpayers contributing non-cash assets, such as appreciated property, securities and cryptocurrency, into Maltese pension plans since the US-Malta Tax Treaty went into effect in 2011....more

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Tax Court in Brief | Patrinicola v. Comm’r | Taxability of Pension Distributions

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Summary: In this opinion, the Tax Court considered whether a deficiency was appropriate for Tony and Barbara Patrinicola’s 2016 tax year. The IRS determined that they had received unreported taxable pension distributions of...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup May 8 – May 14, 2022

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of May 8, 2022 – May 14, 2022... May 10, 2022: The IRS issued a news release, announcing that free...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup April 17 – April 23, 2022

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of April 17, 2022 – April 23, 2022... April 18, 2022: The IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2022-9,...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup February 20 – February 26, 2022

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of February 20, 2022 – February 26, 2022... February 22, 2022: The IRS issued a correction to...more

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IRS Targets Participants in Malta Pension Plan Transactions

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This morning, I woke up to news in the Wall Street Journal that indicated that the United States and the Republic of Malta had entered into a Competent Authority Agreement (“CAA”). Generally, this news would not have caught...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Update on Pending Withholding Forms W-4P and W-4R (UPDATED)

Update (January 4, 2022) The updated 2022 Forms W-4P and W-4R have been released...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

Breaking Up is Hard to Do, Especially if You Want to Leave New York State

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As the influx of New York residents depart to warmer and sunnier pastures in the South, they may be leaving their homes but not necessarily their obligation to the New York State Tax and Finance Department. There are many...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup July 12 – July 16, 2021

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of July 12, 2021 – July 16, 2021... July 12, 2021: The IRS issued a news release announcing the...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup May 31 – June 4, 2021

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of May 31, 2021 – June 4, 2021... June 1, 2021: The IRS issued a news release, soliciting...more

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THE WONDER YEARS WEBINAR

Loan Regime Method of Split Dollar Life Insurance - This webinar covers: What is Split Dollar? Loan Method versus Economic Benefit. Leverage Split Dollar Rollout. Planning examples using Split Dollar....more

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Weekly IRS Roundup June 3 – 7, 2019

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of June 3 – 7, 2019. June 4, 2019: The IRS issued a news release noting that it granted tax relief...more

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IRS No Longer Prohibits Lump Sum Payouts To Retirees In Pay Status

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The IRS previously issued several Private Letter Rulings permitting defined benefit plans to offer lump sum windows during which retirees receiving annuity payments could elect to receive the actuarial equivalent of their...more

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5 Common Tax Misconceptions Facing U.S. Persons Living Outside the U.S.

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Living abroad can be a wonderful opportunity for many U.S. Persons, but a few commonly misunderstood aspects of the U.S. tax system directly impact such “expats,” often to their financial detriment. Here are the five most...more

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The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - May 2016

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Editor’s Overview - In this issue of Proskauer's ERISA Litigation Newsletter, we review a recent ruling by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals concerning the application of controlled group principles to the building...more

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IRS Confirms California “Waiting Time Penalties” Are Not Wages For Federal Income Tax Purposes

A recent IRS information letter confirms that “waiting time penalties” paid under California law are not wages for federal income tax withholding purposes. Section 203 of the California State Labor Code imposes penalties on...more

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