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If you have equity as part of your retirement or executive compensation plans, you likely need a 409A valuation. The need for a valuation also applies if you are preparing to issue equity (equity grants or stock options) or...more
The Secure Act, passed in 2019 and updated in 2022, made significant changes to the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules applicable to qualified retirement plans, IRAs, 403(b) plans, and other eligible deferred...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of February 21, 2022, through February 25, 2022 - Hicks v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-10 | February 23, 2022 | Gale, J. | Dkt. No. 10406-17 - Hoops, LP v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-9 | February 23,...more
On January 19, 2021 the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published in the Federal Register Final Regulations (the “Final Regulations”) interpreting the excise tax under Section...more
The first article for professional publication that I wrote was an article about using offshore trusts in non qualified deferred compensation planning. I called the article the Rastafarian Rabbi Trust. The article was...more
Transition relief for amending nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plans to reflect the 2017 amendments to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code will expire on December 31, 2020. ...more
There are several tools that can be used to correct or fix governmental plan problems. First, some classification. Practically all the retirement plans we discuss are “tax-advantaged” in one form or another. However,...more
On July 19, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Large Business & International (LB&I) division announced the approval of six new campaigns. As in the past, the IRS stated that “LB&I’s goal is to improve return selection,...more
• With Democrats taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives, tax provisions affecting tribal governments and their members are once again on the table for discussion. • This notice provides an overview of seven...more
The tax reform bills introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate dramatically reduce the corporate tax rate from 35% to 20% and create added incentives for taxpayers to invest capital into U.S. businesses with...more
Significant Changes in US Tax System Likely - In the short time since the surprising election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the United States, much already has been written about the likelihood and likely...more
With the top tax bracket at nearly 40 percent, Indian tribes making substantial per capita distributions are asking what they can do to reduce their members’ tax liabilities. One option to consider is a deferred per capita...more