Final HRA rules permit integration with individual health insurance
The IRS issued final regulations on health reimbursement arrangements, which may be offered to individuals as individual coverage HRAs and integrated into health insurance plans.
Employee Benefits
Key cross-border compensation issues
The use of a loan to facilitate the restricted stock purchase may be considered the grant of an option rather than the grant of restricted stock.
2020 limits on HSA contributions are issued
The IRS issued its annual notice of the inflation-adjusted limits on contributions to health savings accounts. All of the limits increased from 2019 to 2020.
IRS changes maximum-vehicle-value rule
The IRS revised its maximum-vehicle-value rule for personal use of an employer-provided vehicle for 2019 for both the cents-per-mile rule and the fleet-average-valuation rule.
Stock-based compensation: Back to basics
This item summarizes some fundamental income tax considerations for employers related to stock-based compensation under U.S. federal income tax laws.
Qualified transportation fringe benefit and loss of deduction under tax reform
The IRS released Notice 2018-99 providing further guidance on determining the loss of the deduction under certain qualified parking fact patterns.
Corporate transactions’ effect on retirement plans
This article discusses several key factors that CPAs and benefit plan advisers should consider to help successfully integrate plans during a merger or acquisition.
Private company equity grant rules are issued
The IRS issued initial guidance on the application of Sec. 83(i), which allows certain employees to defer recognition of income attributable to the receipt or vesting of qualified stock.
IRS issues guidance on disallowance of deductions for parking fringe benefits
The IRS issued guidance outlining how to determine the amount of parking expense that is nondeductible under Sec. 274(a)(4) when employers provide parking for their employees.
Federal agencies issue proposed rules on health reimbursement arrangements
The Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services departments proposed rules for health reimbursement arrangements, which can be used in coordination with individual health insurance if certain requirements are met.
2019 pension plan inflation adjustments are released
The IRS released updated figures for retirement plan contribution limits for 2019.
Certain moving expenses incurred in 2017 not subject to withholding and employment tax in 2018
Employer reimbursements made in 2018 of qualified moving expenses incurred prior to 2018 in connection with a move that occurred prior to Jan. 1, 2018, may be excluded from employees’ wages and gross income despite the suspension of the exclusion for tax years 2018 through 2025.
IRS releases guidance on new paid family and medical leave tax credit
Sec. 45S requires that an eligible employer for purposes of claiming the family and medical leave credit must have in place a written policy meeting certain requirements.
IRS explains disallowance of qualified transportation fringe benefits for parking
The IRS issued guidance outlining how to determine the amount of parking expense that is nondeductible under Sec. 274(a)(4) when employers provide parking for their employees.
Initial guidance issued on Sec. 83(i) deferral election for private company equity grants
The IRS issued initial guidance on the application of Sec. 83(i), which allows certain employees to defer recognition of income attributable to the receipt or vesting of qualified stock.
Question-and-answer guidance issued on paid family and medical leave credit
The IRS released guidance on the new Sec. 45S tax credit for employers that provide paid medical and family leave.
Inflation adjustments issued for qualified retirement plans
The IRS updated figures for retirement plan contribution limits for 2019.
Health reimbursement arrangement rules are issued in proposed form
The Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services departments proposed rules for health reimbursement arrangements, which can be used in coordination with individual health insurance if certain requirements are met.
Rules issued on paid family and medical leave credit
The IRS released guidance on the new Sec. 45S tax credit for employers that provide paid medical and family leave.
5 key benefits of cash balance plans
These plans offer much greater flexibility than traditional defined benefit plans, which have more rigid requirements.
