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Ius Laboris

Is it time to tax the robots?

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AI and the wave of automation that it heralds opens a world of possibilities, but it also threatens jobs. Could a tax on robots help ease the transition? For decades, technology and automation have catalysed massive economic...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Weekly IRS Roundup January 18 – January 22, 2021

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 18, 2021 – January 22, 2021... On January 20, President Biden’s chief of staff, Ronald...more

Conn Kavanaugh

Important Changes in Retirement Planning

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The holiday season is always a busy and eventful time, so you may have missed a new law that can impact how you plan for your retirement assets. On December 20, 2019, as part of a more comprehensive appropriations act, the...more

Littler

Restructuring Operations in the Wake of California AB 5? Don’t Overlook the Tax Implications

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Businesses with operations in California have begun to identify options and implement strategies for compliance with Assembly Bill (AB) 5, which imposes the ABC test for identifying whether a worker is an independent...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

No tax deduction for sexual harassment payments subject to NDAs

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Parts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that took effect January 1, 2018, have amended Section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate tax deductions for settlements, payouts and attorney’s fees “related to sexual harassment...more

Perkins Coie

New Tax Bill Eliminates Deductibility of Confidential Sexual Harassment Settlements

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Although business-related settlement payments (and attorneys’ fees) are generally tax-deductible, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Tax Act) restricts an employer’s ability to obtain tax deductions for settlements of sexual...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

#MeToo Impacts Harassment Damages/Taxes

The recently-enacted Tax Cut and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) includes an unheralded change to the tax law that will directly affect sexual harassment settlements. As a direct result of the recent highly-publicized cases...more

FordHarrison

Another Employer Deduction Bites the Dust

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You have probably heard about the many tax deductions that you are losing (or have lost) as a result of the new tax law (known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, or TCJA). But, if you are an employer, one that you may not have...more

Snell & Wilmer

To Disclose or Not to Disclose, That Will Be the Question

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Whether it be a Hollywood mogul, a renowned politician or a formerly respected executive, it is clear from the Me Too and Time’s Up movements that the voices seeking and stands taken to uncover and prevent sexual harassment...more

Cozen O'Connor

Sexual Harassment Lawsuits Just Got Tougher to Settle

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Just like the infamous line that Congress had to pass the Affordable Care Act to know what was in it, it seems we had to pass the new tax law to find out all of the hidden surprises. One item that received little publicity...more

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

Responding To SCDEW: The Payoff For Employers

There are several ways that employers can keep their unemployment insurance (UI) tax rate down. First, it is beneficial to learn how the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (“SCDEW”) determines the...more

Maynard Nexsen

The Basics of Unemployment Taxes

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Nearly all private employers in the Carolinas are required to pay quarterly unemployment insurance (“UI”) taxes to the relevant state unemployment agency on behalf of their employees. Like other insurance and tax...more

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