Draft Nonresident Alien Instructions Updated to Remove COVID Exception
The IRS has issued draft instructions to Form 8233, Exemption From Withholding on Compensation for Independent (and Certain Dependent) Personal …
Moody’s Seeing Varied Practices Reporting Effects of Pandemic
Public companies are filing Form 10-Ks with 2020 results. And analysts with credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service said they …
House Passes ARPA COVID-19 Relief Bill
The House on Wednesday passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA, HR 1319). The Senate passed …
Practice Alert: Timing of 2020 Form 1040 Filing to Maximize Economic Impact Payments
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which is expected to become law this month, contains a third Economic Impact …
House Passes COVID-19 Relief Package
The House of Representatives has passed, by a vote of 219-212, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a bill …
IRS Updates “Eligible Employer” FAQs for Sick and Family Leave Credits
On its website, the IRS has updated its answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) to reflect the changes made to …
Information on Issues Involving Receiving Second Economic Impact Payments
IRS has issued a series of frequently asked questions regarding the second economic impact payments (EIP 2s), i.e., stimulus payments provided …
IRS Updates “Get My Payment” Tool FAQs to Reflect Second Economic Payment
On December 31, 2020, the IRS updated its “Get My Payment” Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) webpage to include information about …
SEC Staff: Companies Should Disclose Long-Term Impact of COVID-19
By Soyoung Ho Public companies’ disclosures related to the impact of COVID-19 in the past three quarters have been by …
COVID Relief Bill Contains Numerous Tax, Payroll and Pension Provisions
On Monday, December 21, Congress released official text language for the massive, 5,593 page, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA, 2021). …