Month: January 2023

Inversion regs clarify when a corporation has substantial business activities in a foreign country and describe the calculation of inversion gain. These concepts are pivotal in determining whether an inversion has occurred and, if so, the amount of inversion gain. Reg. section 1.7874-3 defines substantial business activities and reg. section 1.7874-11 provides the calculation of
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vitapix | E+ | Getty Images New government jobs data shows the U.S. labor market is still strong, with a record low unemployment rate of 3.5%. “The unemployment rate is the lowest in 50 years,” President Joe Biden said on Friday. ”We have just finished the two strongest years of job growth in history.” Yet as
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To be sure, I’ve pretty much just invented the term “reverse nudge.” But here’s a definition: A reverse nudge is threshold, cut-off or similar characteristic of a policy by a governmental body, educational institution, employer, or similar entity which has the unintended effect of directing individuals to unwise behavior for their particular circumstances. That’s a
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Today’s Social Security column addresses questions about not having retroactive payments applied at 70, when spousal benefits can be paid to someone receiving their retirement benefit and what happens to disability benefits at full retirement age (FRA). Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security
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