The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 44 - A Recipe for Litigation: The Simmering Conflict Surrounding ERC Claims
Inflation Reduction Act Tax Trends Begin to Take Shape
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 28 - Under the Microscope: Examining the Future of the ERC
The Capacity Crunch, Part Three: Unpacking the Power of the IRA: The Potential Game-Changing Opportunities for Utilities
Employee Retention Tax Credit: Post COVID Updates for Healthcare Practices
Analyzing the Impact of the IRA on Energy Storage — Battery + Storage Podcast
The Challenges and Opportunities of Interconnection and Transmission of Renewable Energy
Tax Issues for Co-location of Energy Storage with Solar or Wind
The State of Energy Storage: What You Need to Know
Optimizing Investments in Energy Storage
Value Creation in the Transferable Tax Market
How Nonprofits Can Use New Markets Tax Credits To Achieve Financial Goals
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 20 - Pitfalls and Perils: Employee Retention Credit Enforcement Trends
EV Tech Series: The Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact on the Energy Industry With Judy Kwok and Marc Machlin - Battery + Storage Podcast
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 4 - Understanding the Employee Retention Credit
R&D Tax Credit: What Healthcare Professionals Should Know
CCUS: Understanding The Class VI Permitting Process
Navigating the Nuances of the COBRA Subsidy Under the American Rescue Plan Act
Health Care Practices: Can They Seek Employee Retention Credits Based on Harm Caused By COVID-19?
A Discussion on Environmental Commodities with Bill Flederbach, President and CEO at ClimeCo
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Rev. Proc. 2023-29, which contains the inflation adjusted amounts for 2024 used to determine whether employer-sponsored coverage is “affordable” for purposes of the Affordable...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 7, 2023 – August 11, 2023....more
Employers, take note: 2023 brings heftier IRS penalties for failure to comply with the ACA’s Employer Mandate. Under the ACA’s Employer Mandate, ALEs, or employers with 50 or more full-time and full-time equivalent...more
Summary: From early 2015 and through 2016 Marie Henry (“Henry”) was unemployed and in a terrible financial, physical, and mental state. To get by, she made early withdrawals from a retirement plan. She was enrolled in health...more
On December 15, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) finalized regulations regarding Information Reporting of Health Insurance Coverage and Other Issues Under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Sections 5000A, 6055 and 6056...more
We recently held a webinar regarding changes pertinent to the 2023 ACA reporting season. After receiving numerous questions from attendees during the event, we thought it best to compile them and share them for your reference...more
The last several years have been difficult for the IRS, but now that the agency is almost through its historic backlog, it is making significant progress on a long list of to-do items, including issuing ACA penalties....more
Final Regulations under Section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code - On October 11, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Final Regulations under Code Section 36B relating to eligibility for the Affordable Care...more
Since ACA reporting was first required by employers in 2015, the affordability component under the Employer Mandate was established each year by indexing the standard of 9.5%. This has always been the case, that is, until...more
One of the key remaining features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is that certain employers must offer their employees medical coverage, or else pay a penalty. The details of that “employer shared responsibility payment”...more
Just prior to the start of 2023 open enrollment season, the IRS finalized new rules that will now make it easier for some families to access premium tax credits (PTC) for health insurance purchased through an exchange...more
The IRS recently issued final regulations on the use of Premium Tax Credits (PTCs), resolving the “family glitch” and extending PTC eligibility beyond individuals to family members. As a result, individuals and their...more
On October 11, 2022, the US Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations to modify how affordability under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is determined for an offer of...more
On Tuesday, October 11, Treasury and IRS issued final regulations amending the regulations under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) regarding the affordability determination for an employee’s family members of employer-sponsored...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Rev. Proc. 2022-34, which contains the inflation- adjusted amounts for 2023 that are used to determine whether employer-sponsored coverage is “affordable” for purposes of the...more
On August 7, after weeks of negotiations, the Senate voted 51-50 to pass a budget reconciliation package known as the Inflation Reduction Act (the “Bill”), introduced by Senators Joe Manchin (D‑WV) and Chuck Schumer (D‑NY) in...more
On August 7, 2022, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act. The legislation includes several key tax provisions, and addresses health insurance and prescription drug...more
The Department of Treasury recently issued proposed regulations to alter the rules for how individuals can get a premium tax credit (PTC) to help pay for Marketplace health coverage starting in 2023. The new rules would base...more
In furtherance of the Biden Administration’s January 28, 2021, Executive Order 14009 and April 5, 2022, Executive Order 14070 to protect and strengthen the ACA, the Treasury Department and IRS published a proposed rule on...more
The recent bankruptcy case of In re Creative Hairdressers, Inc. et al, Case Nos. 20-14583 and 20-14584 (jointly administered) (Bankr. D. Md., March 3, 2022) involved the intersection of IRC section 4980H‘s employer shared...more
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is an enormous and intricate piece of legislation that has direct consequence for employers. Signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, ARPA mandates several important...more
Healthcare coverage became an employer-offered benefit during World War II as the result of the federal government’s wage and price controls. Since that time, Medicare has become an important part of how healthcare is...more
Takeaway Message: A recent IRS notice provides a future path for employers to avoid ACA employer mandate penalties by reimbursing employees for a portion of the cost of individual insurance coverage through an...more
Late last year, the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) began enforcing penalties with respect to failures to comply with the employer shared responsibility provisions of Section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code. In...more
BACKGROUND - The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) creates, modifies or eliminates a number of employment and employee fringe benefit related provisions of the Code. Both employers and employees need to be aware of these...more