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Micro captives not listed on IRS’ ‘Dirty Dozen’ list for first time in five years
16 July 2020
Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

Micro captives were not listed on the Internal Revenue Service’s 2020 ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of tax scams, for the first time in five years

ABA requests FHFA to overturn ban on captives
24 June 2020
Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

The American Bankers Association has written a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency requesting for them to overturn its decision on banning captive insurance companies from its membership

ABA requests FHFA to overturn ban on captives
24 June 2020
Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

The American Bankers Association has written a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency requesting them to overturn its decision on banning captive insurance companies from its membership

SIIA calls for review of IRS’ ‘activities’ in response to Executive Order for regulatory relief
16 June 2020
Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

SIIA has written a letter in response to Executive Order 13924, asking for the treasury and office of management and budget to direct the IRS to more appropriately define captive guidance while more efficiently and cost-effectively collecting the app

SIIA advocated for captive participation in the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act
04 June
Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

The Self-Insurance Institute of America advocated for the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020 (PRIA) to include captive insurance participation in its early stages, according to Ryan Work, vice president of government relations for SIIA

IRS ‘made no friends’ sending letter how and when it did, says Sean King
03 June 2020
Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

The IRS “made no friends” in the industry or congress by sending letters taxpayers seeking information about their participation in micro-captive insurance transactions after the US declared a national emergency, according to Sean King of CIC Service

Feldman Law Firm addresses Texas congressman in light of IRS’ ‘recent tactics’
02 April 2020
Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

According to Feldman, businesses with captive insurance “stand in a better financial position to weather the current storm posed by the pandemic and the resulting shutdown of businesses”

SIIA’s Ryan Work expresses concerns over IRS’ ‘ill-timed’ letter
30 March 2020
Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

Despite parts of the captive industry being maligned by the IRS, Ryan Work, vice president of government relations for the Self-Insurance Institute of America, argued that captives are now playing a critical role to help businesses survive the COVID-

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