Current and recent law changes

Recap of second quarter 2010 tax developments

Business tax changes in the 2010 HIRE Act

Payroll tax holiday and up-to-$1,000 credit for companies hiring unemployed workers in the 2010 HIRE Act

Offshore anti-abuse provisions in the 2010 HIRE Act

How the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 affects the COBRA premium subsidy rules

Donations to Haiti relief may be deductible on 2009 returns

Tax changes affecting businesses in the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009

Expansion of five-year carryback election for NOLs in the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009

Tax changes affecting individuals in the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009

Extended and liberalized homebuyer tax credit rules under the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009

• Health reform legislation

Tax changes affecting individuals in the 2010 health reform legislation

Tax changes affecting small business in the 2010 health reform legislation

Higher Medicare taxes on high-income taxpayers in the 2010 health reform legislation

Penalties on individuals for remaining uninsured in the 2010 health reform legislation

Employer requirement to offer coverage in the 2010 health reform legislation

Premium assistance tax credits for purchasing health insurance in the 2010 health reform legislation

• Anti abuse provisions in HIRE Act

Offshore anti-abuse and other foreign provisions in the HIRE Act