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Employer reporting obligations relating to French-qualified awards For French-qualified1 stock options or BSPCEs2 exercised in 2025 and French-qualified RSU vested in 2025, the French employer must prepare an individual statement with the exercise/vesting data to be provided to the beneficiary no later than March 1, 2026. This individual statement has to be used by the beneficiary to report their taxable income in their French annual income tax return due in May/June 2026 if they have sold the shares acquired pursuant…

It is almost the end of the calendar year and time for multinational companies to consider the necessary tax and regulatory filings for global share plans triggered by the close of 2025 (or by the end of a local tax year or company fiscal year different from the CY).As you consider the steps your company may need to take to start the new year right, please see our Annual Equity Awards Filing Chart, which describes key employee share plan filing and…

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted as Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025, introduces new section 4475,i which imposes a 1% excise tax on remittance transfers made after December 31, 2025. The provision was initially touted as one that “Makes America Win Again,” because it would affect only certain immigrants. As enacted, however, the excise tax applies equally to all individual taxpayers, whether US citizen, resident, or immigrant. It is unclear just how…

On July 4, President Trump signed the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ into law, including provisions reducing federal income tax on qualified tips and overtime compensation. For employers, the new law raises a host of practical questions: In this video chat, our Employment & Compensation and Tax partners unpack this significant development in federal tax policy. Tune in to discover what these changes may mean for your operations, and for practical tips to navigate the new law.…

Overview We reported in May on the provisions in the House’s One Big Beautiful Bill addressing two of President Trump’s campaign promises – no taxation of tips and overtime.  The Senate has now passed its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which includes its version of these provisions in sections 70201 and 70202.  See our prior blog post here for a detailed discussion of the House provisions.  While the basic structure of the provisions…

Overview Above-the-line deductions for qualified tips and qualified overtime While we do not often report on proposed legislation, two provisions in the bill the House Ways and Means voted out of Committee on May 14th (and which was voted out of the House Budget Committee on May 18th) are worthy of attention, as they reflect how two of President Trump’s campaign promises are beginning to take shape. Sections 110101 and 110102 of the Ways and Means…

The Singapore Budget 2025 is introducing a welcome change to the requirements for obtaining a tax deduction for share-based awards granted to employees in Singapore. With effect from the Year of Assessment (YA) 2026, a tax deduction for such awards will be available also for awards that are settled with newly issued shares, not just treasury shares. Additional clarifications from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) on the specific requirements and timing for the…

The wildfires in Los Angeles County have wreaked devastation in the area, with thousands of homes and other structures, vehicles, and more destroyed by the worst wildfire in L.A. history. In response, on January 8, 2025, President Biden approved a Major Disaster declaration for California, allowing impacted communities and survivors to immediately access funds and resources to jumpstart their recovery. As it stands, impacted individuals are in need of funds, housing, food, clothing, medical care,…

News headlines reinforce what every business knows – that there are business reasons for providing security to C-suite executives.  Those executives are seen as the face of the company and often bear the brunt of the public’s gripes against a company.  Prominent business leaders, such as business executives, are often the targets of threats due to their affiliation with the company and are in need of protection as a result. Ensuring their safety is often…

Happy New Year from California.  As a reminder, starting January 1, 2024, changes to California’s state disability insurance (SDI) program will effectively increase taxes for employees working in California by 1.1% on income over $153,164. This is the result of both the elimination of the taxable wage limit (which was $153,164 in 2023) and an increase in the California SDI rate, from 0.9% in 2023, such that SDI will apply on all wages at a…