IRS Guidance

The coronavirus pandemic resulted in restrictions on where and how people could meet. These limitations—including remote work requirements—made it harder for some participants to take distributions from employer-sponsored retirement plans.

The IRS has issued Notice 2023-43 to address questions and provide interim guidance related to Section 305 of SECURE 2.0.

The IRS has issued Revenue Procedure 2023-23, providing inflation-adjusted amounts for health savings accounts (HSAs) for calendar year 2024.

The IRS has issued Notice 2023-40, which contains updated guidance on factors used in certain defined benefit (DB) pension plan minimum funding and present value calculations.

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service are soliciting recommendations for items to be included on the 2023-2024 Priority Guidance Plan.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released a memorandum from the Office of the Chief Counsel addressing claims substantiation for payment or reimbursement of medical and dependent care expenses.

During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and National Emergency, numerous requirements were introduced for group health plans, which were generally aimed at ensuring individuals did not forgo testing or treatment for COVID-19 because they could not afford to pay for such services.

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 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).

The IRS has issued Revenue Ruling 2023-06, which contains the applicable federal rates (AFR) for April 2023.