Summaries of recent legislative and regulatory developments with respect to:
•The SEC’s Examination Priorities for 2021-
•The SEC’s Focus on Digital Asset Securities-
•The SEC’s New Marketing Rule... ...more
4/1/2021
/ Accredited Investors ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
BEA ,
Broker-Dealer ,
CARES Act ,
CFIUS ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Client Funds ,
Common Reporting Standard (CRS) ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Fraud ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
FinTech ,
Foreign Investment ,
Form CRS ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
IARD ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Portfolios ,
Net Operating Losses ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Safe Harbors ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Unauthorized Transactions
On August 8, President Trump issued a Memorandum directing the Treasury Department to permit employers to defer the withholding of employees’ social security and railroad retirement taxes through December 31, 2020. On August...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) provides sponsors of 401(k) and other tax-qualified retirement plans with tools to give their employees who are affected by COVID-19 greater access to their...more
7/1/2020
/ 401k ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deferred Compensation ,
Distribution Rules ,
New Guidance ,
Pay Reductions ,
Plan Administrators ,
Qualified Retirement Plans ,
Repayment Options ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Section 409A ,
Tax Penalties
Over recent days, the Internal Revenue Service has extended certain tax filing and payment deadlines and issued guidance on some provisions of the recently-enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES...more
4/21/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Employee Retention ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Net Operating Losses ,
New Guidance ,
Payroll Taxes ,
REMIC ,
Tax Relief
On March 27, the United States House of Representatives passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (the “Act”), and the President signed it into law. This alert summarizes key tax and employee...more