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- IRS Clarifies Availability of Dependent Care Tax Credit and Other Family Tax Law Benefits Based on "Qualifying Relatives"
- From the March 27, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has issued Chief Counsel Advice (CCA) 200812024, which provides guidance on whether a taxpayer may claim the dependent care tax credit (DCTC) under Code Section 21 or certain other family tax law benefits, based on a member of ...
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- IRS Releases 2007 Version of Pub. 969 on HSAs, HRAs, Health FSAs, and MSAs
- From the March 13, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released an updated version of Publication 969 (Health Savings Accounts and Other Tax-Favored Health Plans) for use in preparing 2007 tax returns. This publication summarizes information about HSAs, HRAs, health FSAs, Archer MSAs, and Medicare Advantage ...
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- DOL Proposes Seven-Business-Day Safe Harbor for Depositing Participant Contributions and Loan Repayments in Small Plans
- From the March 06, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has proposed an amendment to its regulation that determines when participant contributions (including elective deferrals under a 401(k) plan) become plan assets. For ERISA plans subject to the trust requirement, this rule determines when those contributions must ...
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- ERISA Preempts State Law Requiring Employers to Obtain Employees' Written Consent Before Withholding for Health Plan Benefits
- From the February 21, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- In this advisory opinion, the DOL addressed whether ERISA preempts (that is, supersedes) a state law requiring employers to obtain written consent before withholding amounts from an employee’s wages for contributions to an ERISA-covered group health or ...
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- DOL Proposes Revisions to FMLA Regulations
- From the February 14, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL has issued proposed FMLA regulations that would change and clarify many provisions in the existing regulations. For example, the proposed regulations revise employers’ notice obligations, as well as the provisions regarding when and how employees should provide ...
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- FMLA Amended to Add Two New Types of Leave for Relatives of Servicemembers
- From the January 31, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008, Section 585 of which amends the FMLA to allow two new types of leave for employees who are relatives of “servicemembers.” ...
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- IRS Provides Guidance on Determining Whether a Child Is a Qualifying Relative Under Code Section 152
- From the January 24, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has issued a notice that provides guidance on determining whether a child is an individual’s dependent because the child is a qualifying relative. By way of background, in order to be an individual’s tax ...
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- Updated IRS Procedures for Issuing Letter Rulings, Determination Letters, and Other Employee Plan Guidance
- From the January 10, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- Internal Revenue Bulletin 2008-1 contains the annual update and restatement of eight IRS revenue procedures that govern letter rulings, information letters, determination letters, and other IRS guidance, including guidance regarding employee plans. Each revenue procedure supersedes its 2007 counterpart. ...
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- IRS Releases Publication 15-B (for 2008) on Fringe Benefits
- From the January 10, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released the 2008 version of Publication 15-B (Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits), which contains information for employers on the employment tax treatment of various fringe benefits, including accident and health coverage, adoption assistance, ...
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- IRS Releases 2007 Forms 2441 and 1040A (Schedule 2)
- From the January 10, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released Form 2441 (“Child and Dependent Care Expenses”) and its accompanying instructions for the 2007 tax year. Form 2441 is a dual-purpose form. Taxpayers file it with Form 1040 to determine the amount of ...
