Compliance | December 14th, 2005 PSCA Takes Issue with PS/Medical Account Ruling December 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America (PSCA) has taken issue with an IRS revenue ruling...
Benefits | December 13th, 2005 EBRI: Fewer Participants Cashing Out Distributions December 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite many plan sponsors' fear that departing participants will spend their lump-sum distributions, a new...
Compliance | December 8th, 2005 QDRO Invalid for Contradicting Divorce Decree December 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri ruled that a court order...
Compliance | December 8th, 2005 IRS: Employers Not Required to Report 2005 Deferred Comp December 8, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials have published IRS Notice 2005-94 that provides that employers are...
Compliance | December 2nd, 2005 IRS Extends Several Required Amendment Deadlines December 2, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IRS issued Notice 2005-95 which clarifies the interaction of the amendment timing deadlines for...
Compliance | November 30th, 2005 Feds Release KETRA Plan Distribution Guidance November 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal tax officials have offered guidance on how to implement two provisions of the legislation...
Compliance | November 23rd, 2005 IRS Extends Date for Reforming Amendments Related to Anti-Cutback Case November 23, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IRS has extended the deadline when plans must be in compliance with their reforming...
Compliance | October 28th, 2005 Nebraska Adds Mandatory Pension, Annuity Withholding October 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Starting January 1, Nebraska residents who opt for federal income tax withholding out of pension...
Compliance | October 28th, 2005 Feds Add DB Extensions for Katrina Victims October 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal officials on Friday announced that defined benefit plan sponsors in the areas affected by...
Compliance | October 28th, 2005 IRS Opens Abusive Tax Scheme Settlement Process October 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an effort to get taxpayers to voluntarily confess their involvement in abusive tax schemes,...
Compliance | October 19th, 2005 Proposals Would Eliminate Tax Advantage of Some Benefits October 19, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In addition to eliminating or limiting some popular tax deductions, two tax plan proposals President...
Compliance | October 14th, 2005 IRS Releases 2006 Plan Limits October 14, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials today gave plan sponsors what they eagerly await each fall:...
Compliance | October 6th, 2005 Tax Board: Options Gain Taxable in CA October 6, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A couple has lost its legal challenge over whether their gain from the exercise of...
Compliance | September 28th, 2005 Bush Storm Relief Bill Includes Plan Distribution, Loan Provisions September 28, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush has signed into law a series of tax breaks for Katrina victims including...
Compliance | September 15th, 2005 Posthumous QDRO Found to Still be Valid September 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A West Virginia federal judge has awarded a dead participant's ex-wife benefits even though the...
Compliance | September 15th, 2005 DoL Helps Hurricane Katrina Victims September 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the IRS have issued guidance...
Compliance | September 13th, 2005 Senators Present Katrina Tax Relief Package September 13, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Two influential US Senators are pressing forward with a sweeping tax relief package aimed at...
Compliance | September 12th, 2005 IRS Increases Mileage Rate September 12, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In response to the spike in gas prices, the Internal Revenue Service has increased the...
Compliance | September 7th, 2005 IRS Clarifies End-of-Year Cafeteria Plan Tax Reporting September 7, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Wednesday issued guidance on how plan sponsors who have...
Compliance | August 30th, 2005 IRS Releases DC Plan Document Language August 30, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is lending a hand to plan sponsors drafting plan documents...