Publications

On August 10, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued an interpretive rule aimed at digital marketers that provide services to financial service companies (the “Interpretive Rule”). The Interpretive Rule seeks to clarify when such digital marketers are required to comply with federal consumer protection law. The short answer […]

Jeremy Christensen joins David Kramer to discuss recent Department of Labor guidance on the fiduciary prudence of applying a socially conscious analysis to the selection of retirement plan investments and of including cryptocurrencies as a plan investment alternative. Jeremy and David explore the application of ERISA’s high fiduciary standards to […]

On August 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“Act”) into law. The Act makes major changes to prescription-drug pricing, corporate taxes and climate change. (For the Act’s implications to corporate tax, see our Inflation Reduction Act – Key Tax Provisions article.) Most new spending […]

Last week, the Nebraska Department of Revenue published a summary of the numerous tax changes resulting from the most recent Nebraska Legislative Session. Income Tax The maximum individual and fiduciary income tax rate was reduced to 6.84%, which will take effect January 1, 2023.  The corporate maximum tax rate was […]

Unanticipated support from a key legislator expands the likelihood of the recently proposed Inflation Reduction Act (the “Act”) passing through the Senate.  Among other goals, the Act aims to increase tax revenue by targeting particularly wealthy individuals and entities.  The Act’s advocates argue that increased tax revenue can be used […]