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        "title": "Tax breaks for caring for an aging family member",
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        "summary": "Those who care for a family member who qualifies as a dependent may be entitled to deduct medical expenses.",
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        "title": "Insurance surcharges could boost vaccinations, but watch out",
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        "prettyDate": "August 31, 2021",
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        "summary": "If you're imposing a vaccine-related surcharge, it's important to understand the rules, which are muddy.",
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        "summary": "Two professors debate the merits of these two tax-preferred savings vehicles aimed at workers.",
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        "summary": "Planning for inherited IRAs and 401(k)s has become more complex than ever under the Secure Act.",
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        "title": "Social Security early-claiming penalties: Are they fair?",
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        "summary": "Amid the pandemic, two professors debate reducing cuts in Social Security benefits for those who claim before full retirement age.",
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        "summary": "Moving funds from an IRA to a 401(k) can help some clients avoid RMDs — or withdraw their money earlier.",
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        "uri": "/2021/03/12/giving-bonuses-to-encourage-employees-to-vaccinate-proceed-with-caution/",
        "title": "Giving bonuses to encourage employees to vaccinate? Proceed with caution",
        "byline": "Robert Bloink and William Byrnes",
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        "prettyDate": "March 12, 2021",
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        "summary": "The EEOC opted to withdraw the new regulations in February 2021 in light of questions about their application to vaccine policies.",
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        "byline": "Robert Bloink and William Byrnes",
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        "prettyDate": "March 05, 2021",
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        "summary": "Form W-2 was due by February 1, 2021 despite delays in the start of this year's tax filing season. But there's a way employers can still correct mistakes.",
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        "prettyDate": "July 21, 2020",
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        "byline": "Robert Bloink and William Byrnes",
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        "prettyDate": "July 07, 2020",
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        "summary": "We have recently learned that elements of the SBA's emerging guidance may be effective retroactively.",
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