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Insider Transaction Traps for the Unwary
Multijurisdictional Employers, Part 1: Independent Contractors vs. Employees
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 60 - Enforcement Priorities of the Second Trump Administration: Employee Retention Tax Credit
REFRESH Steps for Launching a New Charitable Corporation
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 58 - Enforcement Priorities of the Second Trump Administration: IRS Investigations
Are Overtime Wages and Tips Exempt From Income Tax? What Employers Need to Know to Prepare
Nonprofit Basics: IRS 10-Course Charity Workshop
Nonprofit Basics: Unrelated Business Income Tax: Debt Financed Income - Part 3
The Demystification of Employee Retention Credits for Private Equity Deals — PE Pathways Podcast
Nonprofit Basics: Unrelated Business Income Tax: Modifications and Exceptions - Part 2
Navigating the Inflation Reduction Act: Insights on Brownfield Energy Community Credits - Energy Law Insights
4 Key Takeaways | Analyzing the Top Income Tax Cases in 2024
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Year-End Thoughts and New Year To-Do List
What's the Best Transaction Structure for My Sale?
Year-End and Trending Tax Considerations for Health Care Practices
Nonprofit Basics: International Grantmaking – Part 2 Income Tax Withholding Rules
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Tax Relief and Possible Retirement Plan Resources for Hurricane Victims
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 44 - A Recipe for Litigation: The Simmering Conflict Surrounding ERC Claims
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Navigating the Complex Rules That Describe a Public Charity
Taxpayer confidentiality isn’t just a legal technicality—it’s a fundamental pillar of trust in the U.S. tax system. Federal law is designed to ensure that individuals and businesses can comply with tax obligations without...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sent thousands of taxpayers a letter, alerting them of an unauthorized inspection or disclosure of their tax return or return information by a former IRS contractor, Charles Littlejohn....more
On June 18, 2024, the Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued final regulations (T.D. 9998) (the “Final Regulations”) regarding compliance with the prevailing wage...more
Construction Industry Wage-and-Hour Issues: 6 Tips for Laying a Foundation of Compliance - The construction industry feeds a significant part of the U.S. economy, providing millions of short- and long-term jobs across the...more
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Report: Improved Oversight Needed to Evaluate Network Adequacy and Contractor Performance - On April 9, VA’s OIG issued a report detailing an audit to...more
Tax season is here. As a result, many companies may be seeking to claim the increased tax credits and deductions available under the Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”)...more
Most business owners understand the need to create an entity to operate their business. However, beyond general knowledge, many owners are unsure of when is the right time to create an entity and which type of entity makes...more
Focus on SBA’s SBIC Program, Part 3: Demystifying the Intricacies of the SBIC Application Process - The Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program is emerging as a powerful financial tool for small business...more
Small Business Administration (SBA) Press Release: SBA Announces Biden-Harris Administration’s Progress in Small Business Lending with End-of-Year Capital Program Numbers - On November 21, Small Business Administrator...more
On August 29, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (Proposed Regulations) on the clean energy prevailing wage and apprenticeship (PWA) requirements...more
The Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations on August 29, 2023 for prevailing wage and apprenticeship (“PWA”) requirements applicable to clean energy projects...more
The U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) and IRS issued proposed regulations (“Proposed Regulations”) on August 29, 2023, regarding increased credit or deduction amounts available under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 introduced significant changes to the renewable energy tax credit landscape. One of the most notable of these changes, in addition to the broader goals of combating climate change and...more
On August 29, 2023, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) providing proposed rules governing the prevailing wage and...more
Under the Inflation Reduction Act, employers claiming the available tax credits must pay Davis-Bacon prevailing wages, and meet certain apprenticeship requirements, to claim enhanced tax credits. As eligible projects take...more
President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law on Aug. 16, 2022. The massive legislative package revises policy on taxes, healthcare, agriculture and energy. In particular, the IRA modifies and expands...more
Renewable energy developers and contractors have been anticipating the Treasury Department and IRS’s initial guidance on what is required to satisfy the prevailing wage and apprentice requirements under the Inflation...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - DOD Issues Proposed Rule on Enhanced Post-Award Debriefing Rights: 5 Things You Should Know - As we previously reported, Section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018...more
Biden Releases American Families Plan - This week, the White House released an outline of its American Families Plan, which is being touted as the second phase of the administration’s infrastructure proposal (dubbed the...more
Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Afghan Government of $100 Million - The owner of Assist Consultants Incorporated (ACI), an Afghan company that has received over $250 million in US-funded contracts...more
A September to Remember? Congress will return next week after its August recess to begin a legislative sprint to the November elections. There will be only 15 scheduled legislative days when both the U.S. Senate and U.S....more
As 2019 comes to an end, we are pleased to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health...more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently announced that its 2019 EEO-1 Component 2 portal is now open and accepting submissions. Employers with this requirement have only 50 days from August 11,...more
One of the most important rights a taxpayer has during the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) administrative collection process is to be notified of their right to a collection due process hearing before the IRS issues a levy....more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - As reported in a Nextgov article, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Chief Procurement Officer Soraya Correa issued a special notice extending the due dates for all unamended acquisition...more