The late, great Yogi Berra summed up the effects of inflation when he famously said, “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore!” Although inflation can be detrimental to your pocketbook, certain annual inflation adjustments to many federal tax provisions benefit taxpayers by allowing the tax laws to keep pace with inflation.
A recent United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit decision against UnitedHealth Group (“United”) regarding a health plan overpayment recovery practice known as “cross-plan offsetting” has generated concerns for employers with self-insured group health plans.
The early ‘70s saw a spate of so-called “disaster movies,” which involved burning skyscrapers, dysfunctional airports and, perhaps the most memorable of all, a cruise ship hit by a mammoth rogue wave that turned the ship over, forcing the passengers to make their way up to the hull.
In the waning days of 2018, the IRS released final regulations on the new partnership audit rules under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA). While these rules are typically thought of in the for-profit context, they can have a significant impact on exempt organizations whose investment portfolios include alternatives.
Following the enactment of Tax Reform, practitioners have been anxiously awaiting the announcement of the 2018-2019 Priority Guidance Plan to see what guidance has been prioritized.
