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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MARCELLA ALBANESE Albanese Bros., Inc. VINCENT BARLETTA Barletta Heavy Division NICK BIELLO J. D’Amico, Inc. KEVIN COLE J. F. White Contracting Co. STEPHEN J. CONNOLLY ATS Equipment, Inc. MAUREEN DAGLE Dagle Electrical Const., Corp. THOMAS DESCOTEAUX R. H. White Const. Co., Inc. ALEX DUNN Travelers GREG FEENEY Feeney Bros. Excavation, LLC JERRY GAGLIARDUCCI Gagliarducci Construction, Inc. PHIL JASSET Honorary Board Member AL MORTEO FED. CORP. JOSEPH PACELLA RJV Construction Corp. BRIAN RAWSTON Jay Cashman, Inc. KENNETH STEVENS A. H. Harris Construction Supplies PAUL A. UMBRO Umbro & Sons Construction Corp. CHRIS VALENTI GVC Construction, Inc. DAVID ZOPPO R. Zoppo Corp. ANNE KLAYMAN Executive Director

3 President’s Message: MWRA Celebrates 30 Years of Accomplishments and Looks Ahead to the Future

7 Legislative Update: • Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Finalizes Interim Policy on the Re-Use of Soil for Large Reclamation Projects • Legislature Preparing for an Active Fall Session • Ballot Questions Begin their Biennial Journey to the Voters as the Attorney General Certifies Certain Measures • Massachusetts Water Use Declines Due to New Technology, Conservation Efforts, and Stronger Regulation; Funding for Water Infrastructure More Important Than Ever • Stormwater Lawsuit Against United States Environmental Protection Agency Withdrawn

15 Braintree to Prohibit Utilities from Digging up Newly-Paved Roads for 10 Years 17 Save the Date...UCANE’s 61st Annual Banquet 18 MWRA at 30: Then and Now 55 Financial Management: • Past Losses Offer Winning Opportunities • Supreme Court Decision May Affect State Taxes • Ongoing Responsibility for Retirement Plans

Editor: Anne Klayman, Associate Editor: Suzanne Savage, Graphic Designer: Sherri Klayman Construction Outlook Chairman: Tony Borrelli Editorial Board: Tony Borrelli, John Our, Paul Scenna, and Richard Pacella, Jr. CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK published monthly by the Utility Contractors’ Association of New England, Inc., 300 Congress Street, Suite 101, Quincy, MA 02169; Tel: 617.471.9955; Fax: 617.471.8939; E-mail: aklayman@ucane.com; Website: www.ucane.com. Statements of fact and opinion are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of UCANE and the Construction Outlook editorial board and staff. Subscriptions are included in dues payments for UCANE members. Presorted Standard postage paid at Abington, MA. POSTMASTER, please send form #3579 to Construction Outlook, Crown Colony Office Park, 300 Congress Street, Suite 101, Quincy, MA 02169.

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his month, we are devoting much of our magazine to highlighting the accomplishments of the MWRA in recognition of its 30th Anniversary. We also want to recognize the Authority for its strong leadership and management of our state’s water resources. The MWRA has earned a reputation among state and federal municipal water resource planners as one of the most capable, professional, and successful state agencies in the nation. Initially, the scope of its responsibility to plan and implement a comprehensive water infrastructure system must have seemed overwhelming. But what this agency has accomplished in 30 years is a tribute to the men and women who work, on a daily basis, to make the system better. It is a testament to the MWRA’s leadership, its executive directors and those managers and engineers who drew up the plans for a clean drinking water delivery and wastewater treatment system that is second to none. It is a testament to our state legislators who fully supported the MWRA’s mission. The MWRA’s successes are also a tribute to UCANE members who were instrumental in building this network of covered reservoirs, aqueducts, clean water and wastewater pipelines, and treatment plants. UCANE members have always taken pride in their work, as much as they take pride in the business working relationship they have forged with the MWRA. It has taken many years to accomplish this, but this “partnership” has produced arguably the most modern and effective underground water and sewer infrastructure system in the country, while also providing three million or more MWRA customers with “award winning” drinking water. As a result, UCANE will honor current Executive Director Fred Laskey for his 15 years of service to the MWRA at our 61st Annual Banquet on October 24 at the

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Newton Marriott Hotel. I hope that all our members will make a concerted effort to attend. While both the MWRA and UCANE members look towards the scope of future work throughout the Commonwealth, a recent survey by MWH Global found that many Americans are doing the same and have serious concerns when it comes to water infrastructure. According to the survey: • 62% of the respondents think the water infrastructure in their community will last less than ten years; • 66% of the respondents believe their community should be spending more money to make sure its water infrastructure is well maintained and properly functioning; • 91% support the development of additional infrastructure to increase and maintain clean water access to their community; • 61% would support paying higher rates to support the development and enhancement of the water infrastructure in their community. These results illustrate that Americans expect their communities to plan for, and invest in, the stability of their water and sewer infrastructure. The need to properly plan infrastructure work was highlighted when the Town of Braintree recently passed an ordinance to prohibit digging up newly paved roads for 10 years. The measure does allow for emergency work, and a 5-year waiting period for homeowners wishing to hook up to a utility line. The intent of the ordinance is that both the municipality and private utility companies will now have to plan and complete any delayed underground utility repairs or upgrades before the town reconstructs its roadways. (See article on page 15.) continued on page 5

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President’s Message continued from page 3 On a statewide level, Chapter 259, the law that UCANE worked so hard to pass last year, established a special commission to investigate and study ways to improve coordination among utility providers and municipalities. The commission’s mandate – like Braintree’s – is to reduce unnecessary or duplicative paving costs and public inconvenience by better planning when it comes to underground utilities. The “Dig-em Up and Pave, Dig-em Up Again and Repave” scenarios are wasting taxpayer dollars.

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MassDEP Finalizes Interim Policy on the Re-Use of Soil for Large Reclamation Projects

ccording to a release from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), the agency has finalized its “Interim Policy on the Re-Use of Soil for Large Reclamation Projects”. The policy is implemented pursuant to Section 277 of the FY15 budget, which mandated the establishment of regulations, guidelines, standards, or procedures for determining the suitability of soil used as fill material for the reclamation of quarries, sand pits, and gravel pits. The policy is applicable to quarries, sand pits, and gravel pits that will accept 100,000 cubic yards or more. As explained in the release from MassDEP, “the new policy institutionalizes a site-specific review and approval process that has been successfully used on an ad hoc basis to expand opportunities for the reuse of excess soil excavated from development sites.

Legislature Preparing for an Active Fall Session

s the Massachusetts legislature returns from its informal August break, activity to address key policy issues should be brisk. Among the items for potential action is to revamp the Commonwealth’s public records law, in addition to legislation addressing title issues related to recently foreclosed real property. The legislature’s initial foray into amending the state’s public records law in June and July met fierce resistance from cities and towns who decried the effort as an unfunded mandate. The title legislation was prepared for passage in the Senate at the end of July before housing advocates derailed the effort. Public records reform and title legislation are expected to be addressed in September. With energy costs steadily rising, there has also been increased talk of passing a comprehensive energy bill. To that end, the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Energy and Utilities has scheduled hearings for

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MassDEP approval of these projects insures that issues common to large-scale fill projects are appropriately addressed. By providing a mechanism for safely managing soil at quarry reclamation projects, the policy addresses two issues. First, it facilitates the filling and re-use of spent (or abandoned) quarries, sand pits, and gravel pits. These locations are often safety hazards and their reclamation can provide opportunities for beneficial new uses, including parks. Second, it provides increased in-state options for the re-use of soil excavated from new development projects. Such soil often must be shipped out-of-state at substantial cost.” To review the final interim policy, please visit: www. mass.gov/eea/docs/dep/cleanup/laws/massdep-policy-comm-15-01-2015-08-28.pdf.

mid-September and early November to address energy sustainability and infrastructure improvements. As well, various energy coalitions – either supportive of energy reform or not – have massed their grassroots advocacy in anticipation of a battle pitting environmentalists versus utility companies versus ratepayers and businesses. In addition to energy issues, the legislature is expected to wade back into the area of education and consider expanding the number of charter schools within the Commonwealth, as well as early childhood education. Early fall action will likely include the passage of a supplemental budget aimed at closing out the FY15 budget. Likewise, many joint committees, in an effort to catch up after a delayed start, will begin to release filed matters with more frequency. With the halfway mark to the 2015-2016 legislative session looming in November, stay tuned for more information about the matters that gain traction within the legislature. continued on page 9

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Ballot Questions Begin their Biennial Journey to the Voters as the Attorney General Certifies Certain Measures

ccording to a press release from Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s office, it has been determined that 22 ballot proposals have met the requirements outlined in the state constitution and may proceed to the next step in the process. Among the approved matters, there are 20 proposed laws and two proposed constitutional amendments. The certified petitions cover 16 topics as some petitioners submitted multiple petitions on the same subject. The Attorney General’s Office did not certify 10 of the initiative petitions because they did not meet the requirements outlined in Article 48 of the Massachusetts Constitution. Two of the original 35 petitions were withdrawn by the petitioners and action on a third one was deferred at the request of the petitioner. Article 48 of the Massachusetts Constitution defines the AG’s certification criteria and requires that each petition be in the proper form for submission to voters. Petitions may not be substantially the same as any measure on the ballot in either of the two preceding statewide elections; must contain only subjects that are related to each other or mutually dependent; and may not involve an enumerated set of subjects that are specifically excluded from the ballot initiative process by the Massachusetts Constitution. Among the laws that may not be proposed by initiative petition are laws that would relate to the powers of courts or to religion, laws that make specific appropriations from the Treasury, and laws that apply only to limited parts of the state. Article 48 also provides that laws that are inconsistent with certain constitutional rights, such as freedom of speech, freedom of elections, freedom of the press, and the right to compensation for a governmental taking of private property, may not be proposed by ballot initiatives. Proponents of each certified initiative petition must now gather and file the signatures of 64,750 registered voters by December 2, 2015. Once the requisite signatures are obtained, the proposal is sent to the state Legislature to enact before the first Wednesday in May 2016. If the Legislature fails to en-

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act the proposal, its proponents must gather another 10,792 signatures by early July 2016 to place the initiative on the November 2016 ballot. An initiative petition, if ultimately passed by the voters, becomes a state statute. The process for proposed constitutional amendments is different, requiring approval by at least 25 percent of the Legislature in 2016 and then again in 2017-2018 before appearing on the November 2018 ballot. Voters or petitioners who take issue with the AG’s certification decisions can ask the Supreme Judicial Court for a review. For more information about the certified ballot measures, please visit: www.mass.gov/ago/government-resources/initiatives-and-other-ballot-questions/current-petitions-filed.html. continued on page 11

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Massachusetts Water Use Declines Due to New Technology, Conservation Efforts, and Stronger Regulation; Funding for Water Infrastructure More Important than Ever

ccording to a recent report published by the Gate House Media publication, Wicked News, while Massachusetts’ population has grown by nearly 15 percent since the early 1980s, the Commonwealth’s water consumption has plummeted over the same span, due in part to water management practices and new technologies. This presents a counterintuitive problem for financing the Commonwealth’s water infrastructure needs as water rates produce less revenue with reduced consumption. Thirty years ago, Massachusetts reservoirs were being depleted faster than they could be filled. Such difficulties led the Commonwealth to consider directing water from the Connecticut River to the Quabbin Reservoir to meet the Boston area’s spiking demand. Demand on the MWRA’s system, which includes the Quabbin Reservoir, topped 333 million gallons per day on average in 1985. Today, despite a growing population, demand has fallen to approximately 200 million gallons per day. The MWRA system now has healthy reserves; anticipated to last approximately five years at current usage rates. Part of the change in usage occurred as a result of the 1985 Water Management Act, which limited the amount of surface and ground water that public and private entities can draw from their local water sources. Water suppliers, towns, and large-scale water consumers withdrawing more than 100,000 gallons per day are required to register with MassDEP. If a registered user anticipates needing more water, they are required to apply for a Water Management Act permit. Areas experiencing high levels of growth are more likely to request new permits to draw water at a higher volume. In addition to state regulation and conservation measures, updated plumbing codes, higher water prices, and the development of highly efficient toilets, showers, and washers have also contributed to decreased water consumption. Nationally, water consumption has also fallen in recent years. After SEPTEMBER, 2015

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Stormwater Lawsuit Against United States Environmental Protection Agency Withdrawn

s reported in last month’s Construction Outlook, NAIOP Massachusetts recently petitioned to join a lawsuit filed by the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and Charles River Watershed Association against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an intervener. Without having addressed the motion to intervene, the United States District Court was recently informed that the plaintiff groups had withdrawn the lawsuit. The lawsuit, which sought to force the EPA to impose a new regulatory program that would have required owners of commercial, institutional, industrial, and high-density residential properties in the Charles River watershed, to comply with heightened regulatory scrutiny, was being closely watched by developers and municipalities alike. The EPA’s stormwater regulations have drawn increasing scrutiny as municipalities and regional water authorities have struggled to quantify the costs necessary to pay for

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District 5 Town Councilor Michael Owens called the ordinance “a big step forward” for the town. In other business, the council approved an additional $174,000 for the renovation work underway at the East Braintree Fire Station on Hayward Street. The money is to cover additional work that wasn’t foreseen when the project began this spring, Sullivan’s Chief of Staff Michael Coughlin wrote in a memo to the council. Among the added costs are additional asbestos abatement, changes required by town building officials and additional work, such as replacing the building’s overhead doors. O’Brien said the additional funds will bring the total cost of the project to around $1 million. He said the work should be finished by the end of next month. The council approved taking the money from the town’s capital building stabilization account. Written by Fred Hanson. Reprinted with permission from the Patriot Ledger. n

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And of course, we have only been able to achieve the incredible accomplishments of the last 30 years by And of course, we with have the only been able and to achieve the incredible accomplishments of the last 30 have years by working working together designers contractors who have delivered the projects that worked as together w ith t he d esigners a nd c ontractors w ho h ave d elivered t he p rojects t hat h ave w orked a s p redicted – and predicted – and even better. even better. We hope that you all take pride in being part of the great success that we have achieved. I thank you for We hope that you all take pride in being part of the great success that we have achieved. I thank you for your your dedication to our important mission of providing a clean environment and safe drinking water for the 2.5 dedication to our important mission of providing a clean environment and safe drinking water for the 2.5 million million people we serve. people we serve. Sincerely, Sincerely, Fred Fred LLaskey askey Executive Executive DDirector irector 18 “BUY FROM THE ADVERTISERS IN CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK” SEPTEMBER, 2015

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MWRA provides wholesale water and wastewater services to over 2.5 million customers in 61 communi<es

Make-Up of aMWRA Service Area On average, MWRA delivers n average of 200 million gallons per day to its MWRA provides wholesale water and wastewater services to over 2.5 million customers in 61 communities water customers, with a peak demand of 350 million gallons •

• • On average, MWRA delivers an average of 200 million gallons per day to its water customers, with a peak demand of 350 million gallons •  MWRA collects and treats an average of 350 million gallons of wastewater per • MWRA collects and treats an average of 350 million gallons of wastewater per day, with a peak capacity of day, with a peak capacity of 1.2 billion gallons 1.2 billion gallons

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51 communities that get water service – over 6,000 miles of water pipe 43 communities that get sewer service Of those, 30 get both water and sewer 39 Towns – 20 Cities – 1 Fire District – 37 Boards of Selectmen – 20 Mayors – 3 Council Presidents

New Agency Was Needed Violation Aof the Clean Water Act In 1982 and 1983, civil suits were filed against the MDC and other state agencies claiming that the Massachusetts Clean Waters Act had been violated as a result of discharges of untreated and partially treated sewage from Nut and Deer Islands •  MDC was determined to be unable to fulﬁll its mission A New Agency was Needed

• MDC was determined to be unable to its missionlegisla<on was ready •  fulfill Comprehensive for c onsidera<on the legislature in • Comprehensive legislation was ready for considerationby by the 1984 legislature in 1984 • But over the summer, progress was slowed •  But oas ver lawmakers, the summer, regulators, progress was lawyers, environmentalists, and citizensslowed wrangled over the details as lawmakers, regulators, lawyers, environmentalists • A Federal Judge brought the process to a head by declaring aand ci<zens wrangled over the details moratorium on new sewer hookups •  A Federal Judge brought the process

a head by declaring oratorium The MWRA Opened to on July 1,a m1985 on new sewer hookups

• MWRA assumed responsibility for the water and sewer infrastructure serving greater Boston, and to end the pollution of Boston Harbor from obsolete treatment plants • MWRA was created as an independent authority charged with raising its revenue from ratepayers, bond sales and grants • MWRA had to establish wholesale water and sewer rates to cover all costs, including a massive capital program to repair and upgrade the systems • MWRA was also charged with promotion and enforcement of water conservation and planning for the future • In compromise with Western and Central Massachusetts, MDC retained watershed management, but MWRA covers costs continued on page 21

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What Did They Inherit?

Two Obsolete Wastewater Treatment Plants

Dry Weather CSOs

Raw Sewage Pouring into Boston Harbor Daily

Dry Weather CSOs

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Studies Were Underway for Alternative Sources

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What Did We Have To Do? 150 feet Restore One of the World’s Greatest Water Systems 17.9 miles

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A Civil Engineering Marvel MWRA continued from page 27

Civil Engineering Marvel –  102 miles oA f ac<ve transmission mains and tunnels (43 miles on standby) • – 102 miles of active transmission mains and tunnels miles on standby) 284 miles of distribu<on mains with over 4,700 (43 valves • – 284 miles8of distribution mains over b 4,700 valves About 5% of the water is dwith elivered y gravity • – About the water is delivered by gravity 11 p85% ump of sta<ons • 11 pump stations –  5 years of storage • 5 years of storage

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MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel • The MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel was brought on-line in November 2003 • By March 2004, the Tunnel was being fully utilized allowing the shutdown of the Hultman Aqueduct for repair

Hultman Aqueduct Rehabilitation (Barletta Heavy Division) • Since 2013, for the first time since originally planned in the 1930s, the Metropolitan Water System has redundancy for the Hultman Aqueduct from Marlborough to Weston

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Investments In Watershed Protection MWRA continued from page 29 Covered Storage Projects

Covered Storage Projects

Investments in Watershead Protection

•  Since 1985, $133 million has been invested in land preserva<on

• MWRA has built six new covered storage

• Since 1985, $133 million has been invested in land preservation •  So well protected, the protected, Safe Drinking Water Act requires only disi The • last The one is last just about onecomplete is just about complete • So well the Safe Drinking Water Act requires only disinfection

•  MWRA htanks as built sto ix nreplace ew covered all storage tanks to replace all open reservoirs open reservoirs •

Watershed

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Water Pipeline Rehabbed or Replaced • 81 miles of MWRA-owned pipeline • 474 miles of community-owned pipeline

Water Conservation Worked

• Boston’s usage is at a 110-year low continued on page 33

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On the Wastewater Side

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Deer Island Construction • About 380 million gallons of wastewater

Deer Island Construction • Water quality in Boston Harbor continues to improve dramatically • Sewage solids discharged from Deer Island have been reduced by 85% • Toxic pollutants have been reduced by 90% and water is three times as clear 53

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Combined Sewer Overflow Control Program • Five communities – Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, and Somerville – have combined sewer systems that connect to MWRA's sewer system • Since 1996, 94 miles of new storm drains and sanitary sewers have been installed

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Annual CSO Volume Has Been Reduced Dramatically Dramatic Improvements In Water Quality – Even In Wet

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Back in the 1890s, the Buildings Reflected the 1899: Sudbury Aqueduct Terminal Chamber High Esteem in Which Water was Held

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And the Buildings Got More Utilitarian...

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Despite this seeming up-taxable account mutual funds in his or nearly two decades, inand-down symmetry, stock that report $10,000 of long-term capivestors have been riding a market gains and losses are not 1 Past Losses taltaxed gains distributions which equally. When you file this year,Offer stock market roller coastWinning Carl reinvested. yourhas annual income tax return, Opportunities er. The late 1990s tech stock all of net capital2,gains Inyour example Carl reports a net are taxed. That’ s true whether boom turned into a bust in the loss of $40,000 for the year3 (netting Supreme Court you have $1,000 of gains or early years of this century, as the $50,000 loss and the $10,000 fund May Decision $100,000 of gains. Moreover, distribution). However, the maximum the Dow Jones Total Stock MarAffect State you’ll owe tax on gains taken annual net capital loss deduction by your mutual funds, even Taxesis ket Index fell by nearly 45%. limited to all $3,000 if you have of your per gains year on a single After a real estate-led recovery (Gains in taxorreinvested. a joint income tax return. 3 Ongoing favored retirement accounts pushed stocks to new highs, Responsibility aren’t taxed Carrying currently.) Over for Retirement a real estate collapse dropped Example 1: Ann Baldwin Plans Therefore, Carl can deduct that index more than 50% from 2007 to 2008. executes tradesonly in her$3,000 taxable of his $40,000 accounton in 2015 net capital loss frominvestment the income his 2015 tax return. Since then, the index has nearly tripled; as of 4 Tax Calendar For nearly two decades, investors havehappens and reports long-term of capital What to the$50,000 otherof$37,000 Carl’s net capital this writing, U.S. stocks are nearbeen record levels. riding a stock market roller gains capital loss losses.carryover, Ann also losscoaster. in 2015? It’sand a no capital which Carl can late 1990s tech stock boom turned owns mutual funds in that account, Despite this seeming up-and-downThe symmetry, stock fo use in the future. Such losses can offset net capitalCoverage gains, into a bustWhen in the early this which report $10,000 of long-term market gains and losses are not taxed equally. youyears of Care dollar carryoversthis that aren’t used this way the capital Dow Jones Total Stockfor dollar. capitalLoss gains distributions year, file your annual income tax return, all ofcentury, your asnet canAfter be deducted each up to Market Index fell by nearly 45%. a which Ann hasyear, reinvested. Ann$3,000. owes tax Medicaid, a progr gains are taxed. That’s true whether you have $1,000 of real estate-led recovery pushed stocks to on the gain. Example 3: entire Carl$60,000 carries over a $37,000 net for capilow-income gains or $100,000 of gains. Moreover, new you’ll owe tax on highs, a real estate collapse dropped Example 2: Carl Davis executes trades tal loss from 2015. In 2016, he has a net capital gain of individuals that gains taken by your mutual funds, even if you have all that index more than 50% from 2007 to in his taxable investment account during $11,000. Carl can completely offset that gain with his loss jointly funded by of your gains reinvested. (Gains in tax-favored retirement 2008. Since then, the index has nearly the year and reports $50,000 of capital federal carryover, he and owes no tax onCarl, histoo, gains that year. He and stat tripled; as of this writing, U.S. stocks are so losses no capital gains. accounts aren’t taxed currently.) governments, pa near record levels. owns mutual funds in his taxable account still has a net loss of $26,000, so he deducts $3,000 from Example 1: Ann Baldwin executes trades in her taxthat report $10,000 of long-term capital at least 40% of to other income on his 2016 tax return. Going into 2017, Carl

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Financial Management continued from page 61 breached its continuing duty of prudence within the relevant six-year period with respect to the 1999 funds. (Earlier, the district court had decided for the employees in regard to the 2002 funds, where the statute of limitation was not an issue.) Despite what may have been reported, the Supreme Court did not address the substance of the employees’ complaint about high plan fees and their impact on long-term investment returns.

Eternal Vigilance Apparently, based on the Supreme Court’s holding in this case, fiduciary responsibility for investment choices in employer sponsored retirement plans lasts as long as the investment choices are offered by the plan. If you offer your employees a defined contribution plan, such as a 401(k), investment choices should be well considered, and fees should be part of that consideration. Going forward, menu options that no longer pass muster should be replaced or dropped.

review them to see if you’re comfortable with what you read, and maintain the reports in a secure location. You also might want to meet with an attorney familiar with securities law to get a knowledgeable opinion. Would it make sense to limit plan choices to a few low-cost stock funds and high-quality bond funds? Are there ways to reduce fiduciary responsibility by outsourcing? Ultimately, the most important question might be whether all the benefits of sponsoring a retirement plan for employees are worth the time and expense involved in reducing perpetual liability for possible missteps. Reprinted from CPA Client Bulletin. n

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Employer Responses Business owners who sponsor retirement plans should take heed of the Supreme Court’s message. Meet with the advisers who help with your plan to make sure investments are chosen carefully and scrutinized regularly. Get formal reports supporting those efforts,

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