New focus for firm leaders: 2023 Tax Professionals insights

The 2023 State of the Tax Professionals Report sheds light on the current state of the…

IRS Reconfirms Prohibition, Consequences of Health FSA and DCAP Substantiation Shortcuts

IRS Chief Counsel Memorandum 202317020 (Mar. 29, 2023) Available at https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-wd/202317020.pdf The IRS Chief Counsel’s office has released…

The importance of setting a client scope agreement

Client scope challenges are not a trend, they have been here forever. It’s a known fact…

Appellate Court Agrees TPA Was Not a Plan Fiduciary

Mass. Laborers’ Health and Welfare Fund v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass., 2023 WL 3069637 (1st Cir.…

IRS Issues Revised Form 8915-F for Reporting Qualified Disaster Distributions and Repayments

Form 8915-F (Qualified Disaster Retirement Plan Distributions and Repayments) and Instructions (Rev. Jan. 2023) Form Instructions…

Can a Telehealth-Only Plan Continue After the End of the COVID-19 Emergency?

QUESTION: During the COVID-19 pandemic, we established a telehealth-only plan to provide benefits to individuals who were…

Treasury’s On-Demand Pay Proposal Shows IRS’s Concern with Constructive Receipt, Says Tax Services Director

For the second year in a row, the Treasury Department has issued a revenue proposal to…

SAS 145 early guidance: Improving audit quality

In the first blog in this series, we looked at the identification and assessment of risks of…

A beginner’s guide to advise clients

As the acceptance of cryptocurrency continues to grow, more and more clients are seeking guidance in…

HHS Finalizes 2024 ACA Benefit and Payment Parameters

Final Rule: PPACA, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2024, 45 CFR Parts 153,…