Category: Alerts
Nov 30, 2023 - by Hinkle Law Firm
On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The main purpose of the CTA is to protect the United States financial system from being used for money laundering and other illicit activities. Effective January 1, 2024, nearly every corporation, limited liability company, and limited partnership must file […]
Oct 17, 2023 - by Hinkle Law Firm
Revisions to the Form 5500 released earlier this year are about to make life a little easier for many small employers that sponsor defined contribution plans. Specifically, the revised form reflects a change to the methodology small employers must use to count participants for purposes of Form 5500 reporting and […]
May 8, 2023 - by Hinkle Law Firm
On January 30, 2023, President Biden issued the long-anticipated announcement that the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency will end soon. (Yes, two different “emergencies” are currently in effect, with different consequences flowing from each, but the distinction between them is not important for our purposes.) According to the […]
Apr 3, 2023 - by Hinkle Law Firm
FDIC Insured Amounts for Common Types of Accounts While most Americans know that their bank deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, also known as the FDIC, few understand how their coverage is determined. Fewer still know that the FDIC insures beneficiaries of accounts. This alert summarizes the […]
Jan 24, 2023 - by Hinkle Law Firm
To read this Alert as a PDF, click here. January brings a fresh start for many businesses as they gear up for the New Year. It is when tax professionals meet with clients and request financial records to prepare tax returns for the prior calendar year. It is also a […]
Jan 9, 2023 - by Hinkle Law Firm
To read the Alert in PDF format, click here. On December 29, 2022, the President signed legislation that makes major changes to the current laws governing retirement plans. These changes have an impact on all retirement plans and will require plan amendments at some point in the future. If you […]
Nov 18, 2022 - by Hinkle Law Firm
To read this Alert in PDF format, click here. Have you recently received notices from vendors, social media platforms, or other service providers about updates to their privacy policies? You might be wondering what all this privacy buzz is about or, better yet, secretly hoping it does not apply to […]
Jan 14, 2022 - by Hinkle Law Firm
To read this alert as a PDF, click here. Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a narrow 5 to 4 decision, lifted two injunctions blocking a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Vaccine Mandate. This means CMS may move forward with enforcement of its Vaccine Mandate pending further […]
Jan 13, 2022 - by Hinkle Law Firm
To read this alert as a PDF, click here. This afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 decision, issued a stay against the OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (the “ETS”). This means that OSHA is prohibited from enforcing the ETS and that employers are […]
Dec 20, 2021 - by Hinkle Law Firm
On Friday, December 17, 2021, a divided three-judge panel for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the stay on OSHA’s Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (the “OSHA ETS”). With the stay removed, the OSHA ETS is enforceable, and covered employers with at least 100 employees will need to […]