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This is the second of two installments on the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). Mayer Brown’s first installment describes provisions of ARPA relating to COBRA premium subsidies, changes to the cap on pre-tax dependent care assistance benefits, changes to section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code relating to a corporation’s deduction for executive compensation, and updates to the employee retention credit (initially implemented as a part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act).

This installment focuses on the provisions of ARPA that provide relief to multiemployer and single employer defined benefit plans.Continue Reading Multiemployer and Single Employer Plan Provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act: Help is on the way!

In the third and final of a series, our employment and benefits teams take an in depth look at the provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act” or the “Act”) affecting employment, compensation, payroll taxes and paid leave. Read more on the Mayer Brown COVID-19 Blog.

In the second of a series, our benefits team takes an in depth look at the provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) affecting retirement plans. Changes include new coronavirus-related distributions, modified plan loan rules, and a temporary waiver of required minimum distributions.  Read more on the Mayer Brown …

With all of the press about the new tax reform legislation and the proposed changes to the corporate tax rates, many companies might be considering strategies for accelerating deductions into earlier years to take advantage of those deductions in a year when the tax rates may be higher than in future years.  One strategy…

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If your company is transferring employees to the U.S., be sure to review any outstanding equity grants and other awards of compensation (such as deferred bonuses) that they previously received under home country compensation plans that vest and are payable after they arrive in the U.S. In many cases, a company must amend the terms of such awards to comply with the Internal Revenue Code’s deferred compensation rules (Internal Revenue Code Section 409A) no later than the last day of the first year in which the transferred employees become U.S. tax residents.  Failing to do so could result in a big tax bill for these employees down the road, which companies often end up paying, as well as a tax gross-up.
Continue Reading End of the Year Task: Reviewing and Amending Equity and other Awards of Your Inbound (to the U.S.) Employee