December 16: Tax Relief for Employers and Employees in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold in the U.S., Congress and the administration have responded to the extraordinary challenges of the health and economic crisis. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the CARES Act, executive orders, and other legislative and regulatory developments have created a tangle of opportunities and challenges for employers and employees.
This webinar will focus on the tax topics that employers and employees are grappling with in this time of evolving laws, regulations, and policies. Our distinguished speakers will focus on:

• Payroll tax credits and deferrals
• Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness
• CARES Act relief related to health and retirement plans
• Section 139 disaster payments
• Most recent legislative and regulatory developments

Educational Objectives:

• Get an update on the latest economic relief measures and other tax developments impacting employers and employees
• Understand payroll, benefits, and other tax-specific aspects of stimulus legislation and how they interrelate
• Hear best practices that will help you manage your workplace or advise clients.

Title:
Tax Relief for Employers and Employees in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Webinar Date/Time:
December 16, 2020
1:00 PM EST •12:00 PM CST •11:00 AM MST •10:00 AM PST
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Cost:
Free
Credit:
The sponsor's announcement says this earns 1 CLE credit, but does not list jurisdiction. It is possible you may have to self-apply
Speakers:

• Veena K. Murthy is a Principal in Crowe LLP’s Washington National Tax Office and leads its Compensation and Benefits Tax Services practice. She advises clients on a broad range of compensation and benefits tax matters impacting employees and employers – including executive compensation and 409A issues, fringe benefits, Affordable Care Act and health benefit taxation, payroll income/FICA/SECA taxation, qualified retirement plan tax compliance, and US taxation and treaty issues specific to cross-border compensation and benefits delivery. Prior to joining Crowe, she was a Legislation Counsel at the Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress, where she provided technical tax and policy advice to the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee on the SECURE Act and 2017 tax reform. Prior to her government role, she spent many years in the private sector – including two Big Four accounting firms, Big Law, and as in-house benefits tax counsel at the IBM Corporation. 
• Alden J. Bianchi is the practice group leader of Mintz Levin's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice. He advises corporate, not-for-profit, governmental, and individual clients on a broad range of executive compensation and employee benefits issues, including qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, stock and stock-based compensation arrangements, ERISA fiduciary and prohibited transaction issues, benefits-related aspects of mergers and acquisitions, and health and welfare plans.Bianchi has significant experience with health care reform, both at the state and federal levels. He has testified before the Senate Finance Committee on the subject of health care reform, and he has briefed the staffs of the Senate Finance Committee; the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee; the House Ways and Means Committee; and the U.S. House-Senate Joint Committee on Taxation.
• Moderator: Sharon Fountain, Legal Analyst, Bloomberg Law

By:
Bloomberg Law

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