ERISA News

Representative Adrian Smith (R-NE), along with several co-sponsors have re-introduced the Homecare for Seniors Act — a bill that would allow funds to be used from health savings accounts (HSAs) for qualified home care services.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on March 26, 2023, for severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornados in Mississippi, for the incident period of March 24, 2023, to March 25, 2023.

The IRS has announced the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for victims of severe winter storms and snowstorms in New York.

The SECURE 2.0 Act modifies one small-employer credit and creates another. These credits may make establishing and contributing to a plan much more attractive.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on March 22, 2023, for severe storm and flooding in Maine, for the incident period of December 23, 2022 – December 24, 2022.

Effective March 22, 2023, the prime interest rate increased from 7.75 percent to 8.00 percent.

The IRS has issued Revenue Procedure 2023-17 announcing the 2024 indexed adjustments to the amounts used to calculate employer shared responsibility payments under Internal Revenue Code Sections 4980H(a) and 4980H(b)(1).

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on March 20, 2023, for severe storm and flooding in Vermont, for the incident period of December 22, 2022, to December 24, 2022.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has reopened the comment period for receiving written comments related to prohibited transaction class exemption 84-14 (the Proposed QPAM Amendment) to April 6, 2023.

The IRS has issued Notice 2023-27, announcing their intent to issue guidance related to the treatment of certain nonfungible tokens (NFTs) as collectibles under Internal Revenue Code Section (IRC Sec.) 408(m).