IRA

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on April 19, 2024, for California severe storms and flooding, for the incident period of January 31, 2024 – February 9, 2024.

Proposed RMD regulations were released in February 2022.

Under the proposed regulations, if an account owner dies on or after their required beginning date, beneficiaries who are subject to the 10-year rule must take annual life expectancy payments during the first nine years.

The IRS has issued Notice 2024-35 to provide additional transition relief for certain specified RMDs for 2024.

The IRS has issued Revenue Ruling 2024-09, which contains the applicable federal rates (AFR) for May 2024.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on April 13, 2024, for Oregon severe winter storms, straight-line-winds, landslides, and mudslides, for the incident period of January 10, 2024–January 22, 2024.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on April 13, 2024, for California severe winter storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides for the incident period of January 31 – February 9, 2024.

The IRS has announced the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for victims of Maine severe storms and flooding.

The Department of Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation have extended the deadline for comments related to a Request for Information (RFI) released in January pursuant to Section 319 of SECURE 2.0.

The IRS has announced the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for victims of Alaska severe storms, landslides, and mudslides.

The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule to assist employers when determining whether a worker is considered an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).