FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE

Independent Contractor Status - the Modern Worker Empowerment Act (HR 1319), the Department of Labor's Rule on Independent Contractor Classification under the FLSA;SEC Regulation Best Interest; payments of commissions to ensemble practices; the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act (HR 2478, S2228); regulation by enforcement; tax provisions, including extension of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 such as the 199A pass through deduction and restoring the tax deductibility of advisory fees.