Evan Walters
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IRS Issues Proposed Regulations to Ensure Expanded Preventative Care Services Coverage
By Kevin Spencer, Evan Walters and Sama Kaseer on Dec 3, 2024
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
On November 18, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2024-47, which includes proposed regulations designed to ensure that non-grandfathered group health plans and insurance issuers provide an accessible exceptions process for preventive services, allowing coverage without cost sharing if deemed medically necessary by an individual’s provider. Learn more about new IRS...
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IRS Releases Regulatory Notices Related to Health Plan Coverage of Contraceptives
By Kevin Spencer, Evan Walters and Sama Kaseer on Nov 12, 2024
Posted In Employee Benefits, Health and Welfare Plans
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2024-44. The Bulletin includes Notice 2024-71, which provides a safe harbor under Internal Revenue Code § 213(d), treating amounts paid for condoms as medical care expenses eligible for reimbursement under various health plans. It also includes Notice 2024-75, which expands the list of preventive care...
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IRS Issues New Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Guidance Under the SECURE 2.0 Act for 403(b) Plans
By Kevin Spencer, Evan Walters and Sama Kaseer on Nov 7, 2024
Posted In Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans
On October 3, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2024-73, which provides guidance on the application of nondiscrimination rules under Internal Revenue Code § 403(b) for long-term, part-time employees. The notice also announces that the final regulations, which the IRS will issue for 401(k) plans on long-term, part-time employees, will apply to plan...
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IRS Introduces Supplemental Claim Process for Employee Retention Tax Credit
By Kevin Spencer, Evan Walters and Sama Kaseer on Oct 17, 2024
Posted In Payroll and Fringe Benefits
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) introduced a supplemental claim process to assist payroll companies and third-party payers in resolving incorrect claims for the Employee Retention Credit. This process allows third-party payers to correct or withdraw claims for taxpayers who are ineligible for the credit. Learn more about this and other important regulatory developments from the...
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IRS Releases Guidance on Matching Contributions for Student Loan Payments
By Kevin Spencer, Evan Walters and Sama Kaseer on Oct 1, 2024
Posted In Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans
Last month, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released long-awaited guidance on matching contributions for qualified student loan payments under § 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code and other similar retirement plans. This guidance aims to help plan sponsors with setting up these programs for plan years beginning after December 31, 2024, until proposed regulations are...
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IRS Announces Second Employee Retention Credit Voluntary Disclosure Program
By Kevin Spencer, Evan Walters and Sama Kaseer on Sep 10, 2024
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employment
On August 15, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Announcement 2024-30, which provides a second Employee Retention Credit Voluntary Disclosure Program for employers to resolve erroneous claims. This program aims to help employers avoid civil litigation, penalties, and interest by settling their civil tax liabilities. It will run through November 22, 2024. Read more...
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New IRS Revenue Procedure Affects Defined Benefit Pension Plan Sponsors
By Kevin Spencer, Evan Walters and Sama Kaseer on Aug 29, 2024
Posted In Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released a new revenue procedure that outlines how sponsors of defined benefit pension plans should request approval to use plan-specific substitute mortality tables for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. The IRS also issued new proposed regulations that would increase penalties for employers that erroneously claimed...
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IRS Reasserts That Forgivable PPP Expenses Are Not Deductible, but Is Legislative Relief on the Way?
By Andrew Liazos, William R. Pomierski and Evan Walters on Dec 18, 2020
Posted In Employment
Loans under the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) are eligible for forgiveness depending upon whether and when the loan proceeds are used for qualified business expenses. Congress provided that the forgiveness of PPP loans are not includible in income. However, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) currently takes the position that expenses funded by PPP loans are...
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