This alert focuses on Florida governmental entities that provide benefits to firefighters. Newly adopted Florida Statutes chapter 112.1816, scheduled to go into effect July 1, 2019, provides additional minimum benefits to certain firefighters diagnosed with certain cancers. Following are excerpts describing the new or additional benefits that must be provided, and our initial reaction on whether this will likely impact the cost of retirement plan benefits, group health ... Keep Reading »
Retiree Medical Not Restricted by Medicare Secondary Payer Rules
This article should interest employers who are offering or thinking about offering retiree medical coverage and should especially interest local governmental entities that are required to offer retiree medical coverage under state law. A federal court case decided on March 21, 2019, highlights the interplay between retiree medical requirements and the Medicare Secondary Payer Rules (MSPR). In River City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 614, Inc. v. Kentucky Retirement ... Keep Reading »
Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk! A “Plain English” Guide to Retirement Plan Correction Options
On April 19, 2019, the IRS updated its guidance on the official methods of correction that can be used by tax qualified[1] and 403(b) retirement plans (and, to a lesser extent, 457 plans). The IRS' summary of the changes can be found here, and will not be re-summarized in this alert. Instead, we provide a "Plain English" guide to understanding the general options a plan sponsor or administrator has when it discovers an error. Background Errors come in all shapes and ... Keep Reading »
Qualified Opportunity Zones vs. 1031
For years, Code § 1031 has been a popular way to defer taxation on the sale of capital gain assets. However, Code § 1031 has significant requirements, including complex timing and identification requirements and a requirement that the capital gain asset be exchanged with “like kind” property that, as of the enactment of the so-called Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, must be real property. With the enactment of Code §§ 1400Z-1 and 1400Z-2 in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the ... Keep Reading »
Seizing the Opportunity with Qualified Opportunity Zones
The December 2017 tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act) provides significant tax incentives for taxpayers to invest in certain low-income communities designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones under Code Section 1400Z-1. Proposed regulations published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury in October 2018 provide additional guidance regarding Qualified Opportunity Zone investments (the Proposed Guidance). The following analysis is ... Keep Reading »
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