Tax reform

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is boosting its starting hourly wage to $11 and delivering bonuses to employees, capitalizing on the U.S. tax overhaul to stay competitive in a tightening labor market.

The new law offers credits to employers who provide a paid family or medical leave policy while eliminating deductions for businesses with a legal history in sexual misconduct cases.

Legislation agreed upon by the House and Senate could impact whether or not small businesses offer retirement plans.

Mitch McConnell says the compromise tax bill from House and Senate negotiators will end the health law’s requirement that all individuals buy insurance or pay a fine.

Tax reform and fiduciary rule delays dominated discourse in the ongoing effort to improve work-based savings and financial security.

Tax reform and fiduciary rule delays dominated discourse in the ongoing effort to improve work-based savings and financial security.

Most plans are safe for now under both pieces of legislation, but employers worry conversations about pre-tax contribution limits and possible Rothification could resurface in coming weeks.

There are several provisions in the upper chamber’s text that alter existing tax treatment, and experts predict those elements will win out in final law.

Most plans are safe for now under both pieces of legislation, but employers worry conversations about pre-tax contribution limits and possible Rothification could resurface in coming weeks.

ABC president Jim Klein says legislators should act immediately to eliminate the ‘challenging’ compliance provision, and then repeal the ACA’s Cadillac tax.