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U.S. Treasury Presidential Memorandum

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Beneficials Owners Be Aware

In an effort to curtail corruption, President Biden’s new memorandum requires U.S. Companies to disclose their beneficial ownership to the Department of the Treasury....more

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Biden Memorandum on Combating Corruption Likely Means Increased FCPA Enforcement

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Earlier this month, the Biden Administration formally announced that combating corruption is a core United States national security interest. On June 3, 2021, the Biden Administration issued a Memorandum on Establishing the...more

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Pension Reform? Presidential Memorandum Focuses Attention On Failing Pension Systems

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The Secretaries of the Departments of Treasury, Commerce, and Labor have been directed to review and report on the pension funding crisis in an October 22, 2020, Presidential Memorandum. The Memorandum brings renewed...more

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IRS Issues Guidance on President Trump’s Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order

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On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order to the Secretary of Treasury directing the Department to defer the obligation of employers to withhold, deposit, and pay the employee share of Social Security...more

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IRS Notice 2020-65 Provides Guidance on Deferring Employee Social Security Taxes

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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

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Treasury Provides Guidance on Employee Social Security Tax Deferral

On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an executive action directing the Secretary of the Treasury to use the Secretary’s authority under Section 7508A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), which...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

What Employers Need To Know About The Payroll Tax Deferral Guidance

Following President Trump’s Aug. 8 presidential memorandum directing the Treasury Secretary to defer the withholding and payment of certain employee payroll taxes, the Internal Revenue Service released Notice 2020-65 on Aug....more

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Summary Of Notice 2020-65: Deferral Of Employee’s Portion Of Social Security Taxes

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In response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the U.S. Congress, the executive branch, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have taken several actions intended to provide immediate relief to taxpayers. In...more

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Payroll Tax Deferral – What The Treasury Guidance Did And Did Not Make Clear

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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

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Payroll Tax Deferral Option Confuses Employers

Following unsuccessful congressional attempts to extend COVID-19 pandemic relief measures, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum that allows employers to defer the employee portion of federal payroll taxes for the...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

IRS Issues Guidance on Payroll Tax Deferral Program, Leaving Many Questions Unanswered

On August 28, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-65 (“Notice”) to provide guidance concerning the Executive Order that President Trump issued on August 8, 2020 (“Executive Order”). Per the Notice, the Secretary of the Treasury...more

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Trump's Payroll Tax Deferral - What Should Employers Do?

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On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order directing the Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment of certain payroll taxes beginning September 1, 2020 through...more

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New Guidance Regarding Deferral of Withholding of Employees’ Social Security Taxes

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On August 8, 2020, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster.” The order directed the Secretary of the Treasury to use...more

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Treasury Answers Payroll Tax Deferral Questions But Leaves More Unanswered

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On Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, the Department of the Treasury released Notice 2020-65 (the "Notice") which provides some long-awaited guidance for the payroll tax deferral announced in the Presidential Memorandum issued by...more

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Deferral of Employee Social Security Taxes Not Even a Good Idea on Paper

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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

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COVID-19 Payroll Tax Notice from the IRS Offers Sparse Guidance

Following the August 8, 2020 Presidential Memorandum directing the Treasury Secretary to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment of certain payroll taxes, the Internal Revenue Service released Notice 2020-65 late Friday,...more

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Executive Order on Deferring Payroll Taxes - Frequently Asked Questions

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On August 8, 2020, the President issued a Presidential Memorandum directing the Secretary of the Treasury to use his authority to defer withholding, deposit, and payment of certain payroll tax obligations (the “Executive...more

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President’s Program Permitting Deferral of Employees’ 6.2% Social Security Tax for Four Months Presents Complexity and Risk for...

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On August 8, 2020, President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum entitled “Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster,” effective as of September 1, 2020 (the “Memorandum”)....more

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IRS Issues Limited Guidance On Payroll Tax Deferral Option

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On August 28, the IRS issued Notice 2020-65 providing brief guidance on the payroll tax deferral announced in a Presidential Memorandum issued on August 8th. The Memorandum directed the Treasury Department to issue guidance...more

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Treasury Issues Guidance Implementing Memorandum on Social Security Tax Deferral

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Late in the afternoon on Friday, August 28, Treasury issued Notice 2020-65 providing guidance implementing President Trump’s Executive Memorandum on social security payroll tax deferral (Payroll Tax Deferral). President...more

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Should Employers Stop Withholding Employees’ Share of Social Security Tax in September? (Part 1)

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

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

President Orders That Withholding Of SS Taxes Be Deferred, But There Are Details To Be Ironed Out

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

Bowditch & Dewey

Social Security Taxes Could Be Deferred for the Rest of 2020

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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

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Employee Payroll Tax Deferral—What Could Go Wrong?

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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

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Treasury and HUD Recommendations Could Increase Private Sector Participation in Housing Finance

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The Situation: Reforming the U.S. housing finance system has been a frequent discussion topic in the years since the 2008 financial crisis. The Result: In response to a March 2019 presidential memorandum, the Department of...more

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