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What Is the Current Standard for Determining Whether a Requested Hardship Distribution Is Necessary?

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What is the current standard for proving necessity? ANSWER: In the past (generally, distributions prior to 2020), plans could use either of two standards for determining whether a hardship distribution was necessary: a safe harbor standard or a “non-safe harbor” standard.

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Legal Expert Recommends Regular Audit of AI Tools Used for Employment

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This article first appeared on the Thomson Reuters blog. more frequently “to help them with a wide range of employment matters, such as selecting new employees, monitoring performance, and determining pay or promotions.” also be held accountable to a certain extent? also be held accountable to a certain extent?

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What Is an Excepted Benefit HRA (EBHRA)?

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QUESTION: What is an excepted benefit HRA (EBHRA)? They can be offered by employers of any size that want to provide an account-based supplement to their group health coverage without being constrained by the requirements for integrated HRAs. The post What Is an Excepted Benefit HRA (EBHRA)? Reimbursements. Other Coverage.

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Will COVID-19 bring about an end to the executive pay status quo?

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In April, I published a post, The Coronavirus pandemic: Executive pay cuts a sign of the times , highlighting companies across multiple industries that were making downward adjustments to the compensation of their executives and board members to help stay afloat in response to the crisis. 1) Duration of cuts. 2) Nature of cuts.

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Tax attorney: Navigating the nuances of taxation in hybrid work arrangements

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Rather than require a full return-to-office schedule, employers are offering employees a hybrid arrangement. The hybrid worker by the numbers A hybrid working arrangement permits employees to work remotely for part of the work schedule. She explained the term “convenience of the employer” is a misnomer.

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Taxes on retirement income: Help for accountants advising clients

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As an accountant, advising your clients on retirement income taxes and related strategies can help them to optimize their financial planning in their golden years. From an accountant’s perspective, the answer to this question varies depending on the source of the income and applicable tax laws. Consider pension and annuity payments.

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What accountants need to know about Form 1042 filing requirements

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Jump to: What is Form 1042 and who must file? What information is needed to file Form 1042? What are the new changes to 1042 filing requirements? Therefore, it is important to have a clearer understanding of Form 1042 and what is required. What is Form 1042 and who must file? When is Form 1042 due?

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