Compliance

May 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has found some plan sponsors misunderstand Puerto Rico-related pension feature codes for Form 5500 filings.

May 22, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) alleges a former Cement Masons Southern California Administrative Corp. employee was fired for cooperating with an ongoing...

May 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) is presenting a webinar next week about compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (or ACA)...

May 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued final regulations about the taxation of retirement plan payments for accident, health and disability insurance.

May 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Caveats included in pension benefit statements provided by Ford Motor Company saved the company from liability in a recent court case.

May 20, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The majority of final Form 5500s reviewed during a recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) compliance assessment contained errors, many related to undistributed assets.

May 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced safe harbor retirement plans can be amended mid-year for changes relating to language about same-gender marriages.

May 16, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is slated to issue two proposals about other post-employment benefits (OPEBs).

May 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued a proposed Statement about accounting and financial reporting issues related to fair value measurements.

May 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has launched an audit initiative aimed at compliance with the rules for nonqualified deferred compensation plans under Code...

May 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The defendants in one of the church plan court cases have had their status confirmed by a federal court.

May 15, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The expansion of the fiduciary definition proposed by the Department of Labor (DOL) could potentially impede the ability of small businesses to offer...

May 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has issued a position paper offering recommendations for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).

May 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will hold a free webinar about the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee certain health care plan...

May 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A group of employers and business groups are asking the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose further efforts by the Pension Benefit Guaranty...

May 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seeking comments about the definition of real property for real estate investment trust (REIT) investments.

May 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is providing penalty relief for certain late filers of Form 5500.

May 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has issued a final rule about the phase-in of guaranteed “unpredictable contingent event benefits” (UCEBs).

May 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In an open letter to the Department of Labor, the Retirement Advisor Council contends the regulator’s proposed methodology for assessing the impact of...

May 9, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Fee policy statements are in the early stages, but they could be a helpful tool for plan sponsors in managing and understanding plan...