The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 44 - A Recipe for Litigation: The Simmering Conflict Surrounding ERC Claims
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Employee Retention Tax Credit: Post COVID Updates for Healthcare Practices
Lower Taxes, More Problems? Unpacking the Impact of AB195 on California’s Cannabis Industry
COVID-19 in the Workplace - PPP Update, COVID Plans from the Biden Transition Team, Higher Education Relief Package Provision, COVID WARN Act Developments
2020 Presidential Candidates' Tax Proposals
Williams Mullen's Comeback Plan: Part I – State & Local Tax (SALT) Compliance During COVID-19: What to Do When You’re Behind
Monthly Minute | Financial Relief for COVID-19
VIDEO: Top 10 COVID-19 Tips for Employers: Cares Act Tax Provisions Edition
On Sunday, December 27, 2020 President Trump signed into law the $900 billion stimulus package enacted by Congress on December 21. His signature ensures that this new relief spending for individuals, families, workers, and...more
This past Monday, December 21, a $900 billion pandemic relief bill came out of the U.S. House and Senate. It is called the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. If President Trump signs it, it will become law. Weighing in at...more
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 - In a bipartisan effort, H.R. 133-116th Congress: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021") overwhelmingly passed both the House and the...more
Election Day is just under a month away. Will there be a “blue wave”? Will Republicans maintain control of the Presidency and the Senate? Who knows? But, at a high level, we can compare what tax policies may be implemented in...more
President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum on August 8, 2020, directing the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury to use his authority to defer the "withholding, deposit and payment of certain tax obligations." This includes...more
The US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have issued guidance with respect to US President Donald Trump’s August 8, 2020 Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing...more
President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order on August 8, 2020 allowing employers to defer withholding, depositing, and paying certain payroll tax obligations for their employees. On August 28, 2020, the Department of...more
To assist employees with the economic hardships resulting from COVID-19, recent guidance provides relief in the form of a payroll tax deferral (Deferral Program). Internal Revenue Service Notice 2020-65 (Notice)1 provides...more
On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order, directing the U.S. Treasury to grant employers the ability to defer the withholding, deposit and payment of certain payroll taxes as further COVID-19 tax relief....more
In a Memorandum to the Secretary of the Treasury, President Trump directed that the Secretary use his authority to defer the withholding and payment of the employee’s share of certain Social Security taxes for the period...more
On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued a Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster (the Memo). The Memo generally provided that employers could defer payment of the...more
The title’s question is triggered by a Presidential Memorandum issued on August 8, 2020 (the “Memo”) directing the Secretary of the Treasury to defer Social Security taxes for certain employees....more
On August 8, President Trump issued a Memorandum deferring payroll tax obligations due to COVID-19. The Memorandum directs the Secretary of the Treasury to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment of the 6.2 percent...more
Under the CARES Act passed on March 27, 2020, Congress allowed employers and self-employed workers to defer payment of their portion of Social Security taxes that will accrue between March 27 and December 31, 2020. Fifty...more
In March, Congress passed the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) to aid businesses and individuals. One CARES Act relief provision offered the deferral of certain payroll taxes. In particular,...more
In Washington: Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary, Katie Miller, has tested positive for coronavirus. This is the second case of White House staff testing positive since yesterday. Miller is married to White House...more
Tomorrow’s jobs report is going to be a doozy. Here’s what you need to know in advance of the “terrible” expected figures....more
In Washington: Administration officials said that they plan to wind down the coronavirus task force at the end of May and shift management of the public health response back to the federal agencies....more
A Succinct Summary of the Key Tax Provisions - On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (colloquially, the “CARES Act” or the “Act”). The CARES Act is a...more
On March 13, 2020, President Trump issued an emergency declaration that, in part, instructed the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) to provide taxpayers with “relief from tax deadlines” due to the impact of the...more
Late on March 25, 2020, the Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act. This bill includes $2.2 trillion in economic support and is the most expensive legislation passed to date. In...more
Last week, in a pair of notices released under President Trump’s March 13, 2020 Emergency Declaration relating to the coronavirus pandemic, the IRS and the Treasury Department offered relief for tax return filing and tax...more
On March 13, 2020, President Trump issued an emergency declaration, which in part instructed the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) to provide taxpayers with “relief from tax deadlines” due to the impact of the...more
As was the case following September 11, and during the Great Recession, President Trump and Congress have managed to bridge partisan divides and quickly develop several legislative packages to address the expanding impact of...more
The $8.3 billion in emergency funding signed into law on March 6 is sure to be only the beginning as the government responds to the coronavirus outbreak. $8.3 billion in emergency funding is available to fight COVID-19...more