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IRS Modifies "Use It Or Lose It" Rule For Health Flexible Spending Arrangements

Summary: On October 31, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2013 -71 (the "Notice"), which made two significant changes affecting the administration of cafeteria plans under section 125 of the Internal...more

The Windsor FICA Fix

As promised, the Internal Revenue Service has prescribed special procedures that employers may use in order to retroactively correct FICA withholding and payment following the Supreme Court's decision earlier this year in...more

Labor Department Signs On To State-Of-Celebration Rule For Same-Sex Marriages

On September 18, 2013, the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued Technical Release 2013-04 (the "Release"), adopting the treatment of same-sex marriages for purposes of ERISA (and for...more

9/20/2013

Legal Alert: IRS Answers Residence Question For Same-Sex Spouses

On August 29, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Ruling 2013-17, under which same-sex couples will be treated as married for all federal tax purposes, including income and gift and estate taxes, if their...more

Legal Alert: Correcting 2012 Withholding Errors

One of the changes made by the American Taxpayer Relief Act ("ATRA") was to restore the $240 monthly limit on employer-provided transit passes or commuting transportation, which had reverted to $125 as of January 1, 2012. ...more

Legal Alert: The Fiscal-Cliff Tax Relief Affected Benefits, Too

As most everyone knows by now, Congress adopted, and President Obama signed, legislation – the American Taxpayer Relief Act (the "Act") – that resolves many elements of the so-called "fiscal cliff," i.e., the various tax...more

Legal Alert: IRS Provides Temporary Waiver Of Certain Eligibility Requirements For The Voluntary Classification Settlement Program

In Announcements 2012-45 and 2012-46, the IRS has temporarily eased the eligibility requirements for employers to participate in the employment-tax Voluntary Classification Settlement Program ("VCSP") that was begun last...more

Legal Alert: IRS Provides Disaster Relief for Plan Participants

Executive Summary: In addition to the other various employee benefit plan relief provided as a result of Hurricane Sandy, on November 16 the Internal Revenue Service announced, in Announcement 2012-44, that certain...more

11/19/2012
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