According to a 2018 study by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “approximately 38 million private-sector employees in the United States do not have access to a retirement savings plan through their employers.” On July 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a new rule that allows small and mid-size businesses to gain access[ … ]
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Department of Labor Issues Final Overtime Rule
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new overtime-pay exemption trigger, which would make more than one million American workers eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA). On September 24, 2019, the final overtime rule was issued to be effective on January 1, 2020. Below are a[ … ]
Benefits of Investing in Opportunity Zones, TCJA
The Opportunities Zones program enacted with the Tax Cuts and Job Act of 2017 offers three tax incentives for investing in certain low-income communities through a qualified Opportunity Fund: temporary deferral, step-up in basis, and permanent exclusion of capital gains. Under this provision, gain from the sale of any type of property that produces capital[ … ]
