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The cost of home testing for COVID-19 and personal protective equipment considered medical expenses within meaning of Code Sec. 213(d) are eligible to be paid or reimbursed under various FSAs, HRAs, and HSAs. This means these costs can be paid or reimbursed by the...
In the United States, employers are required to withhold taxes from their employee's paychecks. The withholding amount is automatically deducted by the employer from each paycheck and is determined by an employee's wages and marital and family status. However, many...
A freshly enacted Washington, D.C. Act A23-0564 will modify the District of Columbia's False Claims Act. The amendment will allow qui tam actions for violations of the tax laws in the district. While the District had previously left the enforcement of its tax laws to...
On May 17, 2021, the Attorney General established the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to include DOJ partnership “with agencies across government to enhance efforts to combat and prevent pandemic-related fraud.” The focus is on the investigation and eventual...
Employers are required by law to withhold taxes from their employee's paychecks, keep the funds secure and then report and deposit them with the IRS at the appropriate time. This helps the IRS by gathering the taxes of many individuals into a single purse for which a...
When undergoing a divorce, most couples just think about when they can get done with the hectic and emotionally draining process. This makes them overlook one key issue that could be costly and frustrating later on: taxation. Sometimes the problems that arise out of...
How Much Can Taxpayers Rely on IRS? Acting IRS Chief Counsel William M. Paul said at the NYU conference recently, "IRS is comfortable with the view that if a taxpayer relies in good faith on an FAQ and that reliance is reasonable under all the facts and circumstances,...
They say there are two things you can count on in life — death and taxes. When it comes to taxes, it can feel like once you think you have a good understanding, everything changes and you have to learn it all again. But for employers, there is one thing that will...
The Bank Secrecy Act requires taxpayers to report their foreign financial accounts like brokerage accounts, mutual funds and bank accounts to the Treasury Department. The reporting of these accounts is done by filing FBAR on FinCEN Form 114. Individuals must file the...
Everyone who has ever run a small business knows that it is a risky proposition, but the risk should be to the business, not to the individuals involved. To that end, one of the most important things to consider when forming a business is how to shield the owners from...
