The IRS has extended Section 179 and made it bigger and better. An increase of the total amount available for deduction to $500,000 (up from $250,000) and an increase to the total amount of equipment purchased to $2 million (up from $800,000).
On January 16, 2009, the U.S Secretary of Health and Human Services issued Final Rules for updated versions to the electronic transactions originally outlined under the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). These Final Rules are collectively known as the 5010 Rules.
By Emily Walker, Washington Correspondednt, MedPage Today May 29,2010
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will not enforce its "red flag rule" until 2011, giving doctors an extra seven months until they have to comply with the antifraud measure.