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The President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which included SECURE Act 2.0, on December 29, 2022. SECURE Act 2.0 has over 90 provisions, some major and some minor; some mandatory and some optional; some...more
Late last year, Congress enacted a sweeping set of new retirement savings rules. The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0), included as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, builds on the significant retirement...more
On October 7, 2022, Treasury issued final and temporary regulations on the income averaging rules for the low-income housing tax credit (“LIHTC”) under Section 42 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the...more
If you have been listening to talk radio lately, you may have heard, on numerous occasions, the latest come-on for small business cash assistance. Most of these advertisements claim your small business can receive up to...more
President Biden’s signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) on November 15, 2021, retroactively eliminates an employer’s ability to claim employee retention credits (ERC) for eligible wages paid after...more
On Monday, November 15, President Joseph Biden signed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the Infrastructure Act). Although the legislation contains only a few tax provisions, one surprising change is...more
Much has been written about the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), enacted as part of the CARES Act, and amended and expanded by the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CCA) and most recently, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorized a refundable tax credit important to many employers struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This credit, known as the Employee Retention...more
The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) was established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) on March 27, 2020, to encourage businesses to keep employees on their payroll during the pandemic....more
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Williams Mullen tax attorney, Philip Delano, to discuss the Employer Retention Tax Credit , the significant expansion to the tax credit...more
The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program is a shining light for struggling communities, spurring economic development and producing job growth in low-income communities, many of which are areas that have been hit the hardest...more
For more than a decade, the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has provided powerful incentives that have driven the introduction of new transportation fuels into the US marketplace due to valuable credits known as...more
Just when you had your COVID-19 leave policies in place, Congress goes and passes new legislation: the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Remember, as we outlined in a previous blog post, the Families First Coronavirus Response...more
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA”) into law. In addition to providing nearly $2 trillion of monetary relief for individuals and business sectors impacted by the...more
On December 27, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The Act includes a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, known as the “Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and...more
Multiple federal laws enacted during the pandemic have provided assistance to struggling employers, including assistance through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the employee retention tax credits (ERC). PPP and ERC,...more
On March 10, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and President Biden signed it into law the next day. There are several provisions of the American Rescue Plan that relate to employment law. The focus of this...more
As previously discussed, the American Rescue Plan Act was passed and signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021. The Act extends and expands payroll tax credits until September 30, 2021, for employers who...more
On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the ARPA), the third set of legislation aimed at assisting individuals and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, was signed into law by President Biden. Along with...more
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, extends the employee retention credit, originally enacted as part of the 2020 CARES Act, through the end of 2021. Under the...more
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA, 2021) was signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021 to address the continuing economic impact on employers and employees the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has posed. The ARPA...more
On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA”), considered to be one of the largest economic rescue packages in US history. The ARPA addresses the ongoing economic...more
On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the "Rescue Plan") was passed and signed into law. Employers should be aware of the key employment provisions of the Rescue Plan in managing their workforce and in...more
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 expands upon some popular tax credit provisions and makes other changes to a key tax provision regarding compensation deduction limitations. These changes are summarized below...more
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Plan”). The Plan is the most recent stimulus bill enacted to address the COVID-19 pandemic and it comes almost one year to the date the...more