DOL Revises Abandoned Plan Program, Extends Program Eligibility to Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustees
Interim Final Rule: Abandoned Plan Regulations, 29 CFR Parts 2520, 2550, and 2578, 89 Fed. Reg. 43636 (May 17, 2024); …
CBO, JCT Asked About Impacts of Making Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit Permanent
Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) and House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-TX) have asked analysts how …
SEC Chief Accountant Munter Suggests Clawback Policies for Senior Leaders at Accounting Firms to Promote Trust, Audit Quality
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chief Accountant Paul Munter said audit firms must set proper tone at the top followed …
Dems Call for Expansion of Direct File
Over 130 Democrats urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel to make the tax e-filing pilot program, …
Colorado Includes Temporary Income Tax and Sales/Use Tax Rate Reductions in Revised TABOR Refund Mechanisms
By Margaret Eisler On May 14, 2024, Colorado Governor Jared Polis approved legislation that revises Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) refund mechanisms, …
Battle Against the Corporate Transparency Act Continues
The National Small Business Association (NSBA) has filed its brief with the Eleventh Circuit urging it to uphold a lower …
Wyden Still Confident About Tax Bill
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) refused to speculate about the failure of the bipartisan tax bill — which has remained stalled …
Should the Definition of a Public Business Entity be Revised? FASB Mulling Topic
The FASB may be interested in revising the definition of a public business entity (PBE), according to board discussions on …
Payroll on Point: Change in Marital Status and Form W-4
By Debbie Tam Question: One of our employees just got divorced. Does she have to file a new federal Form W-4, Employee’s …
House Committee Advances Bills to Increase Transparency of Exempt Org Spending, Funding
The House Ways and Means Committee reported three bills aimed at increasing the transparency around tax-exempt organization spending and receipt …