DC Dynamics

In DC Dynamics episode 15: The Public Health Emergency is ending— what you need to know, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner is joined by WCEY colleague, Heather Bell, a health policy analyst, to walk through the myriad of regulatory changes that are coming as a result of the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE).

Guidance related to the end of the PHE is continually evolving. For the latest information on the implications of the end of the PHE, be sure to check out Washington Council EY's comprehensive guide, "The PHE is ending: What it means for COVID-19 waivers, funding and other flexibilities" linked here: https://www.ey.com/en_us/health/the-phe-is-ending-what-it-means-for-covid-19-waivers-funding-other-flexibilities

Washington Council EY helps clients achieve their legislative and regulatory objectives. In each case, the goal is to help you seize opportunities or mitigate risks so you stay ahead of changes brought by passage of new legislation, promulgation of new regulations or electoral outcomes.

Learn more: https://www.ey.com/en_us/tax/washington-council-ernst-young

In DC Dynamics episode 14: Political Prizefighting, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner, provides a ringside look at some of the looming battles in Washington in both the near and long term, and what's at stake.

In episode 13 of DC Dynamics, Demystifying the Revenue Estimating Process, host Ray Beeman, from Washington Council EY, is joined by Robert Carroll, the head of EY's Quantitative Economics and Statistics ("QUEST") group, to discuss how the revenue estimating process plays into the tax policy legislative process.

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WCEY's professional services help clients achieve their legislative and regulatory objectives. In each case, the goal is to help you seize opportunities or mitigate risks so you stay ahead of changes brought by passage of new legislation, promulgation of new regulations or electoral outcomes.

Learn more at: https://www.ey.com/en_us/tax/washington-council-ernst-young

In DC Dynamics episode 12: 2022 Post-Election Outlook, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner, is joined by WCEY colleague Adam Francis and Kristi Kennedy, with EY's Office of Public Policy, to discuss the 2022 post-election outlook and what a divided government in 2023 could mean for the tax policy agenda.

In DC Dynamics episode 11: 2022 Midterm election preview, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner, is joined by WCEY colleague Adam Francis and Kristi Kennedy, with EY's Office of Public Policy, to discuss the upcoming midterm election and how the outcome will influence the lame-duck session and chart the course for tax policy and other issues in 2023 and 2024.

In DC Dynamics episode 10: The 9 lives of Build Back Better, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner, discusses how the mostly-dead Build Back Better reconciliation bill rose from the ashes like a phoenix and made it over the finish line finally as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

In DC Dynamics episode 9: Out in the street — the latest on retirement policy, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner, and Washington Council EY colleague, Dave Koshgarian, discuss the latest retirement and pension policy developments, including the recent passage by the House of SECURE 2.0, which is now awaiting Senate action. The legislation promotes the creation of retirement plans by small businesses and encourages their employees to participate— all with the goal of helping hardworking Americans save for retirement.

In DC Dynamics episode 8: Which way is up, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner, interviews colleague, Rebecca Burch, to examine the intersection of US and international tax policy, specifically, how the US and US-based multinational companies will be treated under the OECD two-pillared global tax agreement, which is very connected to the currently stalled Build Back Better Act (BBBA).

In DC Dynamics episode 6: Building Back Better in 2022, host Ray Beeman, Washington Council EY's managing partner, provides an end-of-year update on the Build Back Better Act, discusses Senator Manchin's concerns with the bill, and responses from the White House and Senate Majority Leader Schumer to Senator Manchin's remarks.