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- Who is taxed on the value of unused vacation days that an employee donates under an employer's leave-donation program?
- From the August 07, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: If I donate some of my unused vacation days under my employer’s leave-donation program, who gets taxed on their value: me or my co-worker who receives them? ANSWER: The answer depends on how your employer&#...
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- Is an annual report on Form 5500 required for a qualified transportation fringe benefit plan under Code Section 132(f)?
- From the July 03, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Our company has a qualified transportation fringe benefit plan under Code Section 132(f) that provides parking, transit pass and vanpooling benefits. Are we required to file a Form 5500 for this plan? ANSWER: No. Form 5500 (Annual Return/...
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- IRS Issues Final Regulations on Tax Exemption for Children Whose Parents Are Divorced, Separated, or Living Apart
- From the July 03, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has issued final regulations regarding when parents who are divorced, separated, or living apart are entitled to claim a child as a dependent. The final regulations, which apply to taxable years beginning after July 2, 2008, reflect changes ...
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- IRS Announces Mid-Year Increase in Mileage Rates for Transportation to Obtain Medical Care and Moving Expenses
- From the June 26, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- Due to recent gasoline price increases, the IRS has announced an eight-cent mid-year increase in the standard mileage rate for calculating the cost of using an automobile to obtain medical care. (Such use may be deductible under Code ...
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- Advance and Recapture Arrangement for Vacation Benefits Not an ERISA Plan
- From the June 05, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- If a plan is subject to ERISA, state law claims may be preempted, plan disputes may be heard in federal court, and plaintiffs’ remedies may be substantially limited. These and other advantages have led some employers to try to ...
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- Do employees forfeit their unused pre-tax compensation reductions under a qualified transportation plan when their employment terminates?
- From the April 10, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Our company wants to adopt a qualified transportation plan that would allow employees to use pre-tax compensation reductions to pay for their transportation expenses. What happens if employees have money left in the plan when their employment terminates? ...
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- IRS Releases 2007 Version of Form 8839 for Determining Adoption Credit and Employer-Provided Adoption Benefits Exclusion
- From the March 20, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released Form 8839 (Qualified Adoption Expenses) and its instructions for the 2007 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 Issues 2008 Version of Taxable Fringe Benefit Guide
- From the February 07, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has posted on its website an updated version of its “Taxable Fringe Benefit Guide.” This publication is maintained by the IRS office of Federal, State, and Local Governments and is provided as a resource to government ...
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- IRS Issues 2007 Version of Publication 970 (Tax Benefits for Education)
- From the January 17, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has released an updated version of Publication 970 (Tax Benefits for Education) for use in preparing 2007 tax returns. This publication provides information about various federal tax benefits that may be available to individuals who are saving for ...
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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, ...
