Tax Cuts and Jobs Act News

Employers Providing Paid Family Leave Qualify for Tax Credit

The Treasury Department announced that as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, eligible employers who provide paid family and medical leave to their employees during tax years 2018 and 2019 may qualify for a new business credit. …

IRS Proposals Clear Way for Trump Tax Cut for Insurance Brokers

The Treasury Department has moved to clear up some confusion in the Trump tax cut law by proposing that the full 20 percent deduction for pass-through businesses be made available to a broad spectrum of small businesses, including insurance agents …

Federal Tax Cuts Spur 1.8% Decrease in Florida Workers’ Comp Rates

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved a 1.8 percent rate decrease for workers’ compensation insurance in Florida. The decrease was filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) in a law-only filing resulting from the effects …

Tax Act Could Pose Challenge for Municipal Bond Market

The U.S. municipal bond market emerged bruised but not decimated by the federal tax bill that won final approval in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday , analysts said. The worst-case scenario of Congress yanking the federal tax exemption for interest …