Congress Telephone Seminars

Wellness Programs: Rewards, Penalties, Legal Risks, and Legal Developments ...te. Health care reform clearly demonstrates the desire of Congress and the President to encourage wellness programs and healthy lifestyles to control the cost of health insurance. Much of their interest is based on success stories from the private sector. Despite regulatory uncertainties, rising health insurance costs have led more employers than ever to turn to wellness programs to control  more...

IRS Guidelines for Good Governance for 501(c)(3) Organizations ...congressional scrutiny of whether tax-exemption is a worthy federal subsidy for any type of tax-exempt organization, proper governance and accountability to the local community are key factors that may distinguish the tax-exempt sector from the taxable sector. The Internal Revenue Service, the press and others have linked the need for good governance to the quest for improved tax-exemption  more...

IRS Form 1099 Reporting Update ...to comply with the original text of law thrust upon us by Congress last year, we subsequently became witness to several repeals of the burdensome provisions. There will be continual uncertainty as to what revisions we may expect next! Thus, it is imperative to gain insight as to the current laws concerning information reporting. Join us to become informed of the most recent information  more...

Phased Retirement in The New Economy ...g the loss of valuable talent to retirement. As a result, Congress enacted certain legislative and regulatory rules regarding phased retirement arrangements. These rules seek to provide flexibility for older workers desiring to take part in a phased retirement arrangement without unnecessarily imposing requirements on employers. We will discuss these rules and any legal impediments to phased  more...

The Foreign Tax Credit Provisions of H.R. 1586: Practical Implications ...estrictions on the foreign tax credit recently enacted by Congress in H.R. 1586. You will learn the purpose, scope, and structure of these restrictions, as well as a sense of their limitations, and unresolved questions and potential answers. Examples will be used to explore the practical implications of the new rules to enable you to spot issues relevant to your clients or to your organization  more...

LEED Tax Incentives and Credits for Green Buildings ...ormance in these key areas. The President is working with Congress to pass comprehensive legislation to protect our nation from the serious economic and strategic risks associated with our reliance on foreign oil and the destabilizing effects of a changing climate. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act included more than $60 billion in clean energy investments intended to jump-start our  more...

Statutory Research and Legislative History for Paralegals ...statutes and codes, explain the various documents used by Congress and the states in considering and passing statutes, identify the significance of these documents in creating an argument for interpreting statutory language and examine the rules of statutory construction as a context for using legislative history in an argument. You will gain an understanding of when to use legislative history  more...

Providing Investment Advice to Retirement Plan Participants Without Triggering Liability ... Act, and new investment advice legislation is pending in Congress that could alter the regulatory landscape altogether. This teleconference will provide up-to-date advice on regulatory developments and market trends so that plans can provide the investment advice participants need, without incurring liability. Human resource managers, benefits administrators, payroll managers, controllers,  more...

Clean Air Act Update ...and mobile emission sources. The Obama Administration and Congress are poised to usher in a new era of greenhouse gas and energy regulation. At the same time, the Obama EPA is confronting a bewildering array of court-ordered regulatory revisions and politically charged environmental initiatives. All of these changes will have a direct impact on numerous business sectors and tens of thousands of  more...

Drafting Trusts in Estate Planning ...uce the estate tax exemption back down to $1 million when Congress tries to balance the budget in a few years? In addition to estate taxes, clients' families need protection from probate, bad marriages and creditors, especially if they get into financial distress in the future. This teleconference will help you address all of these issues. Find out how to avoid probate, especially lifetime  more...

Tax Law Research Best Practices ...er. Moreover, tax law is an area that changes constantly. Congress and the states regularly amend tax laws, and the Internal Revenue Service adds or amends its regulations to changes in the code. Courts and administrative panels will decide how the laws and regulations are applied to specific controversies. This teleconference will examine the sources for identifying tax law and tools that  more...

Impact of the New ADA Amendments on Schools ...tion. Responding to concerns of both labor and education, Congress passed a body of amendments to ADA in September 2008 which effectively overturned the Court's interpretations and replaced them with a broader and more specific enumeration of what qualifies as a disability under ADA and Section 504. These changes will require many employers and school officers serving special needs students to  more...

The Streamlined Sales Tax Project - How and Why It Affects Your Business ...axpayer participation, legislation has been introduced in Congress to make it mandatory. If the SSTP becomes mandatory, it would effectively eliminate the physical presence standard established in Quill. Therefore, under an economic nexus standard, taxpayers would be required to collect sales tax on all sales, regardless of whether they are physically present in a state. This could lead to a  more...