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Frost Brown Todd’s (FBT’s) tax-related blog serves as a practical resource on all things tax – from federal, state and local taxes to more nuanced areas like LLCs, succession planning, employee benefits, estates, incentives and regulated industries taxes. Our authors cover topics pertaining to corporations, employers, individuals, family-owned business, as well as those working in regulated industries, such as manufacturing, logistics, alcohol, tobacco and equine, that are subject to specific tax laws.
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You May Look, But You Can’t Pay – Structuring Payment Transactions for Online Marketplaces Under...
June 16, 2021
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What’s in the 86 COBRA Subsidy Q&As Released by the IRS?
June 15, 2021
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How State Pollution Control Tax Exemptions Can Help Businesses Transition Under New Biden Environmen...
June 12, 2021
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Burning Questions for the Tobacco Product Industry as it Deals with Increased and Evolving Tax, Regu...
June 6, 2021
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Kentucky Tax Talk: General Assembly Makes Strides to Assist Businesses During the 2021 Legislative S...
June 1, 2021
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New DOL Rule Withdraws Trump-era Employee v. Independent Contractor Test in Favor of Historic Seven-...
May 14, 2021
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Federal Government to Make Contributions to Union Pension Plans (and other Pension Provisions in the...
May 11, 2021
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DOL Issues Model COBRA Notices Related to Premium Subsidies and Extended Election Period Required by...
May 3, 2021
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When and Where Can I Sign My Will With “Remote Witnessing”? [Estate Planning Lessons Learned Fro...
April 16, 2021
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New IRS Private Letter Ruling Helps Define the Scope of Proscribed Excluded Activities Under Section...
April 15, 2021
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And They’re Off (Again)! Normalcy Returns to Kentucky’s Annual Real Property Tax Appeals Season ...
April 14, 2021
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Exploring the Benefits of the Corporate Freeze Transaction
March 24, 2021
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Kentucky Tax Talk: Important Bills To Watch This Session
March 17, 2021
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IRS Finalizes Its Section 1061 Carried Interest Regulations
March 10, 2021
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Dealing With Section 1061’s Three Year Holding Period Requirement for Carried Interests
March 10, 2021
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Equity Rollovers in M&A Transactions Involving Section 1202 Qualified Small Business Stock (QSB...
February 19, 2021
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Employer Receives a Multiemployer (Union) Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability Assessment – What ...
February 12, 2021
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Ohio Tax Talk: Don’t Miss the Ohio Business Income Deduction
February 11, 2021
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Ransomware and Bitcoin – Tax Troubles?
February 10, 2021
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Best Practices for Fiduciary Review of ESOP Valuations
February 4, 2021
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New Year, New Rules: A Look at Recent and Critical Tax Changes for Nonprofits and IRS Enforcement Pr...
February 4, 2021
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Rollover Equity Transactions 2021
January 28, 2021
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Advanced Notice – COVID-Related Revenue Losses Further Incentivize States to Roll Out New Transfer...
January 28, 2021
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Dealing With the Rollover of the Management Team’s Equity and Equity Rights in a Sale Transact...
January 27, 2021
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Not COVID Friendly – Kentucky Disallowing Deductions for Expenses Covered by PPP Loans
January 22, 2021
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Ohio Rolls Out the Transformational Mixed Use Development Insurance Premium Tax Credit
January 19, 2021
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Employee Retention Tax Credit Expanded and Extended by New COVID-19 Stimulus: Does Your Business Qua...
January 15, 2021
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The Ultimate Destination Rule – Keeping Ohio’s CAT in Check
January 15, 2021
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What’s in the Longest Bill Congress Has Ever Passed? Employee Benefits Provisions in the Consolid...
January 13, 2021
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An Outlier? Kentucky DOR’s Trust Nexus Positions
January 11, 2021
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Transparency Enters A New Stage – Defense Act Anti-Laundering Provisions Now in Place
January 5, 2021
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Tax Considerations for Employee Equity Incentive Compensation
January 4, 2021
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Kentucky Tax Talk: What’s On Next Year’s Legislative Agenda
December 22, 2020
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Latest ACA Case
November 30, 2020
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West Virginia Supreme Court Decision Presents Sales Tax Refund Opportunities for Natural Resources C...
November 19, 2020
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Sun Capital Won This One, But Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability Still Presents a “Risky Gambit” ...
November 18, 2020
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“Tax Attributes” that Protect from Income Taxes as “Property”
November 13, 2020
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Selling QSBS Before Satisfying Section 1202’s Five-Year Holding Period Requirement?
October 26, 2020
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Section 1202 Tax Planning: Avoid Losing the Gain Exclusion!
October 26, 2020
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Kentucky Tax Talk: What Appeals Board Reinstatement Means
October 21, 2020
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IRS Provides Guidance on Long-Term, Part-Time Employees in 401(k) Plans, Qualified Birth and Adoptio...
October 2, 2020
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IRS Updates Retirement Plan Tax Notice for Participants
September 25, 2020
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Ohio Tax Talk: Structuring And Defending Drop-Down LLCs
September 21, 2020
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Power Play – Emergence of Solar and Other Advancements in Energy Technologies May Light Up Old...
September 18, 2020
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Section 1202 and S Corporations
September 18, 2020
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What Was Old is New Again: Executive Order Reinstates Kentucky Board of Tax Appeals and Potential Bo...
September 4, 2020
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IRS Issues Payroll Tax Deferral Guidance to Clarify Employer Obligations
September 2, 2020
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Ohio Tax Talk: Rethinking The Work-From-Home Tax
August 31, 2020
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Kentucky Tax Talk: Companies May Have To Foot Unemployment Bill
August 27, 2020
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Lions, Tigers, Bears and CARES – Retirement Plan Compliance
August 20, 2020
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IRS Provides Guidance on 2020 Waiver of Retirement Plan Required Minimum Distributions
August 13, 2020
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Need to Change Safe Harbor Contributions in Your Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan During 2020? Timing is Ever...
August 13, 2020
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IRS Allows Employees to Donate Paid Leave to Charity in 2020
August 11, 2020
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DOL Reinstates Five-Part Test for Fiduciary Investment Advice: Fiduciary Focus Series
August 3, 2020
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Department of Labor Guidance Opens New Opportunities for Participant-Directed Investment in Private ...
July 22, 2020
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Eight Reasons to Have an Investment Policy Statement for Your Retirement Plan | Fiduciary Focus Seri...
July 21, 2020
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Congress Considers Additional Support for Tax-Exempt Issuers and State and Local Infrastructure Proj...
July 16, 2020
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Affordable Care Act Tax Refund Claim Looming
July 10, 2020
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Making the Most on the Sale of Your Business – An Owner’s Tax Considerations on Earnouts
June 29, 2020
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Opportunity Zone Rule Changes Due to COVID-19
June 22, 2020
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Kentucky Tax Talk: Pandemic Raises Telecommuting Issues
June 22, 2020
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Don’t Leave Eligible FFCRA Tax Credits on the Table
June 12, 2020
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DOL and IRS issue COVID-19 Benefit Plan Rules, COBRA Deadline Extensions and Updated Model COBRA For...
May 7, 2020
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IRS Extends Deadlines for Plan Restatements
April 30, 2020
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Kentucky Tax Talk: Budget Focuses on Pandemic Relief
April 29, 2020
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CARES Act for Midsize to Large Businesses | Webinar
April 20, 2020
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CARES Act for Small Businesses | Webinar
April 20, 2020
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IRS issues FAQ on Deferring Employment Tax Deposits
April 16, 2020
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Tennessee Relaxes Formalities of Will Execution
April 10, 2020
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Tax Relief to Combat COVID-19: Don’t exclude your business from relief by choosing the wrong progr...
April 8, 2020
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Kentucky Legislature Suspends In-Person Witnessing and Notarization Requirement for Estate Documents
April 7, 2020
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Employee Benefit Plan Changes Under CARES Act
April 1, 2020
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The Cares Act: The Affiliation Rules and How They Impact Eligibility Under the Paycheck Protection P...
March 31, 2020
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CARES Act Aims to Help Health Sector and Stabilize Economy
March 27, 2020
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The CARES Act: Tax and Financial Relief for Businesses
March 27, 2020
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Expanded Unemployment Assistance Under the CARES Act
March 27, 2020
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COVID-19 Job Losses – Are Your Incentive Awards at Risk?
March 25, 2020
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Beware Risks Of Delaying Tax Payments
March 25, 2020
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Are your Advance Care Directives Up to Date in the Era of COVID-19? Seven Questions to Ask Yourself
March 23, 2020
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Unemployment Insurance Rules Revised to Accommodate Employers and Employees Affected by COVID-19
March 23, 2020
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States Providing Filing Relief Against COVID-19 Impacts
March 23, 2020
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Un-retired: Solutions to Healthcare Worker Shortage
March 18, 2020
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COVID-19 Tax Impact Changes
March 17, 2020
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Even Taxes Are Hit by COVID-19
March 13, 2020
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Using Qualified Disaster Relief and Employer-Assisted Charities to Aid Employees Impacted by Financi...
March 2, 2020
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The Secure Act Makes Trust Planning for Retirement Benefits Less Secure
February 28, 2020
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Will 2020 be the year of clean-up tax legislation, and crack-down enforcement in Kentucky?
February 21, 2020
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Private Equity and Venture Capital Fund Investment in Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) – A Gu...
February 17, 2020
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SECURE Act Part II: Affordable Care Act, MEPs, and Tax Incentives
February 4, 2020
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Checklist for Non-Cash Property Distributions from a Partnership
January 31, 2020
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Taking Advantage of Ohio’s Sustainability Incentives
January 22, 2020
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Advanced Section 1045 Planning
January 17, 2020
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Required and Optional Retirement Plan Changes under the SECURE Act
January 10, 2020
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Sixth Circuit Rules in Chapter 11 Reorganizations
January 6, 2020
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Important Equity Compensation Reporting and Compliance Reminders
January 6, 2020
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A New Governor’s New Tax Ideas
December 20, 2019
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Three Tax Exemption Takeaways In Contractor Case
December 19, 2019
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Advanced Planning for Section 1061’s Three-Year Capital Gains Holding Period of Carried Intere...
November 21, 2019
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Maximizing the Section 1202 Gain Exclusion Amount
November 12, 2019
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In 2020 You Can Contribute More to Your 401(k) Plan
November 12, 2019
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Section 1202 Qualification Checklist and Planning Pointers
November 1, 2019
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DOL Attempts to Modernize its Electronic Disclosure Rules with New Proposed Safe Harbor
October 31, 2019
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Protecting Kentucky Taxpayer Rights Is Trending
October 30, 2019
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IRS Finalizes Regulations on 401(k) Plan Hardship Withdrawals
October 23, 2019
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Taxes and the Kentucky Gubernatorial Race
October 23, 2019
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You Down with CBD? Yea You Know Me – States Look to Incentivize and Tax Growing Hemp Industry
October 2, 2019
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Do Not Pass Go. Do Collect $200 – States Quickly Adding Marketplace Facilitator Collection Require...
October 1, 2019
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I’ve Got Trust Issues – Are Nonresident Trusts the New Nexus Fight?
September 30, 2019
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Navigating the thorny tax issues triggered by the issuance of restricted stock in a rollover transac...
July 16, 2019
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The SECURE Act – Federal Retirement Enhancement Act May Soon Require Complete Restructuring of Inh...
July 9, 2019
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Kentucky’s 2019 Updates to the Tax Code
July 3, 2019
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New Regulations Provide Clarity About “Specified Service Trade or Business” Categories Under Sec...
June 17, 2019
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2019 Update – How to Deal with Section 1061’s Three Year Holding Period Requirement for Carr...
June 14, 2019
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IRS Opens Determination Letter Program for Cash Balance Plans, Pension Equity Plans, and Certain Mer...
June 7, 2019
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Kentucky Issues New Tax Regulations – Part 2
May 22, 2019
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Special Timing Rule
April 29, 2019
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Unitary is Alive and Kicking in The Commonwealth
April 12, 2019
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COBRA Noncompliance can be Costly
April 12, 2019
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The Choice of Entity Decision for VC Financed Start-ups
April 3, 2019
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The IRS Backtracks (Again!) on Retiree Lump-Sum Windows
April 3, 2019
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Planning Beyond the Buy-Sell – Ownership Structure Considerations for Closely Held Business Owners
March 29, 2019
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Anatomy of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
March 10, 2019
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The Importance of Regulations in Tax Law, Especially After Kentucky’s Recent Tax Reform – Pa...
February 2, 2019
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SEC Liberalizes Rules for Private Company Equity Compensation
August 30, 2018
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Should Your Estate Plan Be Revised After Tax Reform?
July 31, 2018
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Is Kentucky’s Tax Reform Dead On Arrival?
July 19, 2018
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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Expanding Access to More Affordable Health Insurance for Small...
July 16, 2018
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Employers: Prepare to Address Disability Claims Under all Types of Benefit Plans Differently, Effect...
March 22, 2018
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How New IRC § 1061 Impacts Carried Interests
February 26, 2018
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Make Submissions Now for Ohio’s New Opportunity Zone Program
February 23, 2018
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Maximizing the IRC § 199A Deduction
February 5, 2018
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The 21% Corporate Tax Rate Breathes New Life Into IRC § 1202
January 22, 2018
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Navigating the New IRS Partnership (LLC) Audit Rules
December 21, 2017
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Supreme Court rules that pension plans of church-related hospitals may be church plans exempt from E...
July 31, 2017
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ACA Compliance Alert: “Opt-Out Payments” to Employees Who Decline Employer Health Covera...
November 9, 2016
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Form 5500 Updates and Increased ERISA Penalties
October 5, 2016
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EEOC Model Notice for Wellness Programs
September 12, 2016
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The DOL’s new Fiduciary Rules—Retirement Plan Sponsor Perspective
September 6, 2016
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Partnership and LLC Alert: Some Workers Treated as Employees for Tax Purposes May Need to be Reclass...
June 8, 2016
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EEOC Publishes Final Rules for Wellness Programs
May 23, 2016
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New Federal Law Confirms Public Safety Officers’ Benefits
August 18, 2015
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Attention 401(k) Plan Sponsors: It is more important than ever to regularly review and evaluate your...
May 22, 2015
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Month by Month, Employers Must Track Employees in 2015 for Required Reporting under Health Reform Ru...
January 12, 2015
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Federal & State Tobacco Taxes – On Fire or Just Smoking? Part II
November 27, 2014
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Can a United States Citizen Deposit Money in an Offshore Bank Account and Avoid IRS Penalties?
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