IRS Hikes User Charges
April 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has hiked some user fees including fees for letter rulings...
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IRS Posts Roth Amendment Guidance
April 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is ready to lend a hand to plan sponsors who...
DoL Issues Final Rules Regarding Abandoned Plans
April 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL) has announced the publication of final rules and a class...
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Ohio Funds Ask for Contribution Hikes
April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State of Ohio public pension funds are seeking worker and employer contribution increases in an...
IRS Issues Final Rules on Benefit Option Explanations
March 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IRS has issued final rules to ensure clear explanations are given to retiring pension...
409A Rules Not Expected Until Fall
March 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After getting flooded with public comments regarding Section 409A rules on non-qualified deferred compensation plans,...
Ford Gets Rebuff Over QDRO Case Argument
March 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Michigan has ruled that Ford Motor Co. was out of line...
UK Pension Officials Release Draft Plan Distribution Rules
March 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a move that echoes regulatory developments in the US, UK pension officials are seeking...
US House Pension Bill Will Erode Saver's Tax Credit
March 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension legislation passed by the US House would permanently extend the saver's tax credit, but...
Participant's Estate Must Include IRA Balance for Tax Purposes
March 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Indiana has ruled that the executrix of a deceased participant's estate...
CT Pension Officials Appeal Pension Increase Ruling
March 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Connecticut State Employees' Retirement Commission (SERC) is appealing a lower court ruling granting a...
AK Steel Charged $46M for Miscalculated Pension Benefits
March 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AK Steel Corp. has been ordered to pay at least $46.2 million to 1,250 former...
IRS to Step Up Retirement Plan Examinations
January 31, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service will increase examinations of companies' retirement plans this year, with plans...
Iowa Lawmakers Debate Pension Tax Bill
January 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State of Iowa lawmakers are set this week to consider a plan by House Republicans...
Gender Reassignment not a Deductible Medical Expense
January 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a memorandum that costs for gender reassignment surgery and...
Feds Clarify Roth Accounts Tax Liability
January 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials have proposed new rules to clarify how distributions from Roth 401(k) and 403(b)...
Just the FAQs on Roth 401(k)s
January 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has issued FAQs regarding Roth 401(k) contributions to provide further understanding...
QDRO Does Not Override Pre-retirement Survivor Annuity
January 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a marital dissolution order requiring...
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EBRI: Spending a Distribution Can Hurt
January 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly a quarter of those who took a lump-sum distribution from their plan in 2003...
QDRO Amended After Participant Death not Valid
January 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the District of New Jersey has determined that an amended...