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Don’t Bite Off More than You Can Chew
Congratulations! Someone has expressed interest in purchasing your business.
IRS Re-Releases New Partnership Audit Rules — What Now?
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) re-released the proposed new partnership audit rules and guidance.
FASB Issues Guidance on Down Round Features of Financial Instruments
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (the FASB or the Board) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-11 with the intent to simplify the accounting for certain equity-linked financial instruments (or embedded conversion options) that use down round features.
Sins Sell – But What about the Sales and Excise Taxes
Sins — those related to drinking (alcohol or sugary drinks), smoking (tobacco or marijuana), gambling, or sex — have been around for quite a while.
Here We Go Again: Proposed Tax Reform
Recently, two members of the Senate Finance Committee introduced a bill entitled “Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year (CHARITY) Act of 2017” (the “Bill”).
Paid Family Leave — New Benefit Under New York Workers Compensation Laws
A new benefit called Paid Family Leave will soon become part of the New York Workers Compensation Laws.
Form 5500 Filing Reminder and Information on Employee Assistance and Wellness Plans
We would like to remind our readers that the filing date for Form 5500 is fast-approaching.
Deferred Compensation Plans – 457(b) and 457(f)
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations intended to provide guidance with respect to the application of Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 457 to nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements.
Lost Participants in Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans
Employers who sponsor retirement plans are reminded to implement procedures for dealing with former plan participants who leave their vested account balances in the plan long after they have separated from service with their employer.