The budding cannabis industry, despite its rapid growth and gradual acceptance in recent years, still faces a major sustainability challenge: Cannabis businesses cannot deduct most ordinary business expenses. Under Internal...more
1/9/2024
/ Business Expenses ,
Business Operations ,
Business Ownership ,
Cannabis Products ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
ESOP ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Liability ,
Taxation
The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 was enacted at the end of last year as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. The act sets forth a number of changes affecting retirement plans that go into effect over several years....more
1/11/2023
/ 401k ,
403(b) Plans ,
Collective Investment Schemes ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employees ,
Employer Contributions ,
EPCRS ,
Hardship Distributions ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
New Legislation ,
Overpayment ,
QLAC ,
Required Minimum Distributions ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
SECURE Act ,
Self-Correction Programs
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has published Notice 2021-26 to provide answers regarding the taxability of benefits received in 2021 and 2022 under a dependent care assistance program (DCAP) that permits carryovers or...more
5/13/2021
/ Cafeteria Plans ,
Carryover Basis ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Flexible Spending Accounts ,
Grace Period ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Tax Code
President Trump issued an executive order on August 8, 2020, providing for the deferral of the employee's portion of Social Security taxes for certain employees for the period beginning September 1, 2020, through December...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a notice of a proposed class exemption from certain prohibited transaction restrictions under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC)...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Notice 2020-50 to provide retirement plans with guidance under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The extensive guidance provides helpful...more
6/24/2020
/ 401k ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
CARES Act ,
Certifications ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
New Guidance ,
Popular ,
Repayment Options ,
Retirement Plan ,
Safe Harbors
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, employers can now make nontaxable payments of up to $5,250 to employees as student loan repayment assistance, but only if the payments are made by December...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has finalized revisions to the regulations governing hardship distributions under 401(k) and 403(b) plans. The final regulations make some subtle but important changes to the regulations...more
9/25/2019
/ 401k ,
403(b) Plans ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Employee Benefits ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Hardship Distributions ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Natural Disasters ,
New Regulations ,
Notice Requirements ,
Retirement Plan ,
Safe Harbors ,
Tax Planning
Through Revenue Procedure 2018-52, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has updated its system of correction programs for retirement plans known as the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS). EPCRS permits plan...more
Through Revenue Procedure 2018-52, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has recently updated its system of correction programs for retirement plans known as the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS). EPCRS permits...more
10/2/2018
/ 403(b) Plans ,
457(b) Plans ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Employee Benefits ,
EPCRS ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Retirement Plan ,
Revenue Procedures ,
Tax Audits ,
Tax Penalties ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Voluntary Correction Program
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a private letter ruling approving of an employer’s program to provide employees a retirement plan contribution conditioned on student loan repayments. Specifically, the IRS found...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has recently issued proposed regulations on nonqualified deferred compensation plans under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 409A. The regulations clarify and modify specific provisions...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently updated its “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Audit Techniques Guide.” The Guide provides a framework for the IRS to audit nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plans. Since...more
7/20/2015
/ 401k ,
Audits ,
Deferred Compensation ,
FICA Taxes ,
FUTA ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Section 162(m) ,
Section 409A ,
Vesting ,
Voluntary Correction Program ,
Wage Withholding
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has surprisingly issued a notice of its intention to amend the required minimum distribution (RMD) regulations under the Internal Revenue Code (Code) to limit the use of lump sum payments to...more
7/13/2015
/ Annuities ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Defined Benefit Plans ,
Ford Motor ,
General Motors ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Lump Sum Offers ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Qualified Retirement Plans ,
Required Minimum Distributions
The Department of the Treasury has issued final regulations setting forth changes to the current regulations under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 162(m). Code Section 162(m) precludes a deduction by a public corporation...more