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- IRS Releases 2009 Version of Publication 15-B (Employer's Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits)
- From the December 23, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released the 2009 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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- Nondependent Domestic Partner's Health Benefits Are Tax-Free If Retiree Was Taxed on Value of Partner's Coverage
- From the December 11, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- In this private letter ruling, the IRS analyzed the tax treatment of health benefits provided for the domestic partners of retired union members who did not qualify as tax dependents. Benefits were paid under a trust that funded a collectively ...
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- Three-Cent Decrease in 2009 Mileage Rate for Transportation to Obtain Medical Care or as Part of Deductible Moving Expenses
- From the November 26, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has announced that the standard mileage rate for use of an automobile to obtain medical care (which may be deductible under Code Section 213 if it is primarily for, and essential to, medical care) will be 24 cents ...
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- IRS Releases 2008 Version of Form 3903 for Use by Individuals Reporting Deductible Moving Expenses
- From the November 13, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released the 2008 version of Form 3903 (Moving Expenses), which is used by individuals to report deductible work-related moving expenses and is filed as an attachment to the Form 1040 tax return. When a move is ...
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- OPM Issues Final Regulations on Emergency Leave-Transfer Program for Federal Employees
- From the November 13, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has finalized proposed regulations issued in 2007 governing emergency leave-transfer programs for certain federal government employees (see our article at http://www.ebia.com/WeeklyArchives/FB/Statutes/19188 (Premium Access subscription required)). ...
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- 2009 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Transportation Benefits, Adoption Assistance, and More
- From the October 16, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released the 2009 cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for a wide variety of tax benefit limits, including qualified transportation fringe benefit limits, adoption assistance limits, various limits relevant to dependent care assistance programs (DCAPs), and limits for ...
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- Bicycle Commuting Fringe Benefit Added to Code Section 132(f)
- From the October 09, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- A new bicycle commuting fringe benefit has been added to Code Section 132(f) as part of the emergency economic stabilization legislation that was signed by President Bush on October 3, 2008. (For information about the legislation’s mental ...
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- Adoptions Act Narrows the Definition of Qualifying Child Under Code Section 152
- From the October 09, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- President Bush has signed into law legislation that includes a provision limiting who can be considered a “qualifying child” under the definition of dependent in Code Section 152. (Under Code Section 152, a person is considered a dependent ...
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- Ruling on Trust Contributions Illustrates Use of Unused Sick and Vacation Leave to Fund Retiree Health Benefits
- From the September 18, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- In this private letter ruling, the IRS considered the tax consequences of mandatory contributions made to a trust that was established to provide retiree health benefits to union members, their spouses, dependents, and nondependent domestic partners. There were two types ...
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- IRS Delays Effective Date of Electronic Payment Card Guidance for Transit Expenses Until 2010
- From the September 04, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has announced a second delay of the effective date for its 2006 guidance to employers on the use of smartcards, debit or credit cards, or other electronic media for qualified transit expenses under qualified transportation fringe benefit plans. ...
