Compliance | August 25th, 2005 IRS Releases ESOP Deductions Proposals August 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has proposed regulations to clarify several issues involving deductions for...
Compliance | August 16th, 2005 Plan Change Violated Anti-Cutback Provision August 16, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Arizona federal judge has ruled that an employer violated the anti-cutback rule in the...
Compliance | August 12th, 2005 IRS Issues Proposed Regs on Anti-Cutback Rules August 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has issued proposed and final regulations under IRC Sections 411(a) and...
Compliance | August 10th, 2005 Feds Unveil New Guidance Schedule August 10, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials have given a preview of the areas on which they will provide legal...
Benefits | August 4th, 2005 What Are Participants Doing With Lump Sum Distributions? August 4, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An updated report issued by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) says that 84% of respondents...
Compliance | July 27th, 2005 Revenue Ruling Addresses PS Plans With Medical Reimbursement Accounts July 27, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new IRS Revenue Ruling says a Profit Sharing Plan violates vesting requirements and possibly...
Benefits | July 25th, 2005 Hewitt: K Plan Cashouts Still Common July 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A significant number of workers are taking their 401(k) money and running when they leave...
Compliance | July 25th, 2005 Feds Release 2005 Form 5500 July 25, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors can take a look at the latest version of the Form 5500 as...
Compliance | July 19th, 2005 PA's Rendell Inks Non-Qual Tax Measure July 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell has signed into law a bill mandating that elective deferrals to...
Compliance | July 14th, 2005 Feds Unveil Electronic Benefits Data Transmission July 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials have released proposed regulations dealing with how employers can properly use electronic media...
Benefits | February 8th, 2005 Most Companies Pay QDRO Fees February 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies are more likely to pay fees for qualified domestic relations orders (QDRO) rather than...
Benefits | February 8th, 2005 Most Companies Pay QDRO Fees February 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies are more likely to pay fees for qualified domestic relations orders (QDRO) rather than...
Benefits | December 3rd, 2004 Rendell Vetoes PA Non-Qual DC Tax Bill December 3, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell has vetoed a bill that would have taxed compensation from a...
Benefits | November 23rd, 2004 Settlement Reached in Company Stock, Lump-Sum Distribution ERISA Suits November 23, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two separate Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) lawsuits - one alleging imprudent fiduciary behavior...
Benefits | June 1st, 2004 Clearing a Path Through The Executive Comp Minefield June 1, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human resource (HR) departments today are uniquely challenged to help their firms - and themselves...
Benefits | May 28th, 2004 Executive Comp May Party Like 1939 May 28, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - To truly gain a sense of the direction in which executive compensation is heading in...
Benefits | May 17th, 2004 IRS Unveils Plan Sponsor Newsletter May 17, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors now have a new information source about their retirement plans - an electronic...
Benefits | April 12th, 2004 IRS Stepping Up Executive Tax Audits April 12, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A round of exploratory examinations has raised more than few questions for the Internal Revenue...
Benefits | July 22nd, 2003 Feds Move Against Tax Withholding Protestors July 22, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials have gone to court to force three companies to withhold federal taxes from...
Deals and People | July 7th, 2003 IRS Chief Counsel Williams Steps Down July 7, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Effective July 31, 2003, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Chief Counsel B. John Williams will step...