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Seattle Payroll Expense Tax Upheld by State Appellate Court

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82830-4-I, 2022 WL 2206828 (Wash. June 21, 2022). The post Seattle Payroll Expense Tax Upheld by State Appellate Court appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. Last month, the Washington Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss a challenge to the recently enacted payroll expense tax in Seattle, WA.

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Stranger in a Strange Land: Surprising Applications of U.S. Golden Parachute Rules in Cross-Border Transactions

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An HCI is generally defined as the lesser of (1) highest paid 1% of the employee population or (2) 250 highest paid employees (compensation must be in excess of the IRS Highly Compensated Employee compensation limit, which is $135,000 for 2022). When is a Payment Contingent on a Change in Control?