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New Requirement to Cover Long-Term Part-Time Employees in 401(k) Plans Enters Into Effect

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act of 2019) and the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (collectively, SECURE) enacted a new mandate that, starting

Retirement Plan Changes for 2023 and Beyond

Written by Ashley G. White, JD, CPA The Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022, known as SECURE 2.0 Act, made significant changes to retirement savings rules for both the employer and employee. Some of these changes

New Employment Protections for New and Expecting Mothers

Written by Rebecca Tipton, SHRM-SCP BMSS HR Advisory Putting the “Resource” in Human Resource Consulting With new legislation protecting new and expecting mothers’ employment, employers need to be cognizant of

Biden Signs the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Written by Drew Nicol, CPA On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the Act) into law. This $740 billion bill is aimed at fighting

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

By Dalton Bradshaw, CPA On July 27, 2022, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin struck a deal to revive a Democratic reconciliation bill. The deal, coined “The

Proposed Regulations Take Aim at Estate and Gift Basic Exclusion

Written by Dalton Bradshaw, CPA In 2017, the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) brought about numerous provisions aimed at benefiting taxpayers, including within the estate and

Newly Released Proposed Regulations Regarding Post-Death Distributions from Inherited IRAs and Retirement Plans

Written by Ashley G. White, JD, CPA The SECURE Act (the “Act”) became law effective January 1, 2020, and made significant changes to the rules regarding required minimum distributions (RMDs)

Build Back Better Act’s Proposed Tax Changes on Indefinite Hold

A few days before Christmas, West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin announced on both Fox News Sunday and his website that he would not support the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), President

Important Information Regarding 2021 Personal Income Tax Returns

IRS Issuing Information Letters to Advance Child Tax Credit Recipients and Recipients of the Third Round of Economic Impact Payments On December 22, 2021, the IRS announced that it will

How to Repay Q4 Employee Retention Credit (ERC)

By Cooper Melvin, JD If you received an advance payment of the employee retention credit for the fourth calendar quarter of 2021, you might have to repay the amount received.

BMSS’ 2021 Year-end Tax Planning Letter

2021 has been a year filled with recovery from the pandemic and economic hardships of 2020. As many of the tax breaks legislators provided during the pandemic come to an

Update on the Build Back Better Act

By Cooper Melvin, JD As discussed elsewhere in this Beyond the Bottom Line, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act became law on Monday, November 15th. The other key component of

New Requirement to Cover Long-Term Part-Time Employees in 401(k) Plans Enters Into Effect

New Requirement to Cover Long-Term Part-Time Employees in 401(k) Plans Enters Into Effect

Retirement Plan Changes for 2023 and Beyond

New Employment Protections for New and Expecting Mothers

Biden Signs the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Proposed Regulations Take Aim at Estate and Gift Basic Exclusion

Newly Released Proposed Regulations Regarding Post-Death Distributions from Inherited IRAs and Retirement Plans

Build Back Better Act’s Proposed Tax Changes on Indefinite Hold

Important Information Regarding 2021 Personal Income Tax Returns

How to Repay Q4 Employee Retention Credit (ERC)

BMSS’ 2021 Year-end Tax Planning Letter

Update on the Build Back Better Act

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