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- Employee Discounts on Products Made by an Employer's Former Parent Company Are Subject to Income and FICA Tax
- From the June 25, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- Under an agreement with the employer’s former parent company, employees and former employees of the employer (and certain family members) could purchase or lease products manufactured by the former parent company at a discount equal to a percentage ...
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- IRS Requests Comments on Three Alternatives for Substantiating Business Use of Employer-Provided Cell Phones
- From the June 11, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has issued Notice 2009-46, requesting comments on several proposals to simplify the substantiation rules for employer-provided cellular telephones and similar telecommunications equipment (“cell phones”). Cell phones are “listed property” under Code Section ...
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- One-Time Irrevocable Election to Waive Retiree Health Benefits in Exchange for Higher Pay Isn't Taxable
- From the May 14, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- In this private letter ruling, the IRS reviewed an employer’s retiree health insurance program that allowed employees to make a one-time irrevocable election to waive retiree health insurance in exchange for a higher rate of future pay. ...
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- IRS Sets Depreciation Deduction Limits and Inclusion Amounts for Automobiles Placed in Service in 2009
- From the April 30, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has issued Revenue Procedure 2009-24, which sets the inflation-adjusted limits imposed by Code Section 280F (the “luxury automobile limits”) on certain deductions that may be taken by taxpayers who use passenger automobiles (including vans ...
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- IRS Explains Why Standard Mileage Rate for Medical Expenses Is Substantially Less Than Rate for Business Expenses
- From the April 09, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- This IRS information letter explains why the standard mileage rate used to determine medical expense deductions is substantially lower than the rate used to determine business expense deductions. For 2009, the standard mileage rate for medical expenses is 24 cents ...
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- IRS Letters Explain Why Unused Transportation Plan Contributions Cannot Be Returned After Termination of Employment
- From the March 12, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released a pair of information letters that explain why unused employee contributions to a qualified transportation plan cannot be returned to employees upon termination of employment. The nearly identical letters were sent at the request of Senator ...
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- Economic Stimulus Increases Monthly Limit for Transit/Vanpool Benefits Under Qualified Transportation Plans
- From the February 19, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Act), which was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009, includes a provision that temporarily increases the amount of transit pass and vanpooling benefits that can be excluded from ...
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- IRS Releases 2008 Version of Form 8839 for Determining Adoption Credit and Employer-Provided Adoption Benefits Exclusion
- From the February 05, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released Form 8839 (Qualified Adoption Expenses) and its instructions for the 2008 tax year. Taxpayers use Form 8839 to figure the amount of their adoption credit, as well as to figure the amount of any employer-provided ...
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- IRS Releases Updated Version of Publication 521 (Moving Expenses) for Use in Preparing 2008 Returns
- From the January 22, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released the latest version of Publication 521 (Moving Expenses), which is for use in preparing 2008 tax returns. This publication explains what types of work-related moving expenses may be deductible on an individual’s federal ...
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- White House Asks Agencies to Delay Publication, Effective Dates of Regulations Pending Review
- From the January 22, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- On Inauguration Day, President Obama’s Chief of Staff issued a memorandum to executive department agencies and heads, advising them of the President’s plan for managing the Federal regulatory process so as to give his appointees and ...
