Yesterday, the Internal Revenue Service issued several important pieces of guidance on the 2010 FICA tax exemption and the 2011 retention credit for 2010 new hires under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. This guidance is briefly summarized in the attached memo.
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