PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - DOL’s Guidance on Continued COVID-19 Timeframe Relief
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - COVID-19 Edition - Deadline Extensions Impacting HIPAA, COBRA and ERISA
What's Next for the Paycheck Protection Program? by Lindsey Berwick and John Wittenberg
Continuing on its roller coaster of the past few months, CTA compliance is effectively back on hold after FinCEN announced that it plans to further extend the existing reporting deadlines. Below, we address some of the key...more
Entities subject to the Corporate Transparency Act’s beneficial ownership information reporting requirement are not currently required to file BOI reports. Beyond that, much remains in flux regarding whether and when...more
If you are feeling a bit of whiplash today, you are not alone. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reinstated a preliminary nationwide injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”)....more
Congress is considering a Continuing Resolution that, if passed, would extend the reporting deadline for certain reporting companies under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) from January 1, 2025, to January 1, 2026....more
On 10/29/24, FinCEN announced Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting Relief to specific victims of Hurricane Milton, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Beryl, and Hurricane Francine. BOI Reporting Relief...more
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced the federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year will be extended automatically from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021. However, this announcement did...more
New York State has extended the due date for personal income tax returns and related payments originally due on April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021. This follows the federal tax deadline which was also extended from April 15,...more
Following an announcement from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on February 22, 2021, Texas residents and business owners suffering from the February 2021 winter storm will now have until June 15, 2021, to file certain tax...more
As in prior years, the IRS has provided relief for employers preparing to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) information reporting requirements in early 2021 for the 2020 calendar year. In particular, Notice...more
When we thought times were bad enough with the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread social unrest in our country, the West Coast, including the Pacific Northwest, was struck with unprecedented wildfires and massive windstorms,...more
Due to COVID-19, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced extensions of deadlines to pay various taxes and file various tax returns. Although some of these extension dates are different, most are automatically granted to...more
The Department of Labor (DOL), in coordination with the IRS and the Treasury Department, recently issued new rules extending key deadlines for health, retirement, and welfare plans subject to ERISA and the Internal Revenue...more
On May 28, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service released Notice 2020-35, providing additional administrative relief with respect to certain employment taxes, employee benefit plans, exempt organizations, individual retirement...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has provided taxpayers with needed relief by delaying the due dates with respect to various filings and payments during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This relief has been announced in...more
On April 9, 2020, the IRS extended certain additional key tax deadlines affecting payments from both individuals and businesses due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Notice 2020-23 expanded upon prior IRS guidance that...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently extended to July 15, 2020 a variety of filing and payment deadlines with the issuance of Notice 2020-23. The action provides additional relief to both businesses and individual...more
On April 9, 2020, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) issued Notice 2020-23, announcing that certain additional tax return filing and payment deadlines have been pushed...more
On March 25, 2020, the IRS announced a new program called the People First Initiative designed to assist taxpayers facing challenges related to COVID-19. The IRS previously provided relief by extending the due date for filing...more
Notice 2020-18 provides welcome economic relief from filing and payment obligations for certain federal income taxes; however, traps for the unwary exist. Tax Deadline – Key Points: ..On March 20, 2020, the Internal Revenue...more
The federal government and numerous states have announced changes in tax filing and payment dates in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tax credits have been made available for new family leave and sick leave payments...more