IRS Eases Employment Tax Filing Burden
December 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have issued temporary regulations allowing certain...
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U.S. House Members Demand 2008 RMD Relief from Bush
December 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Refusing to give up the battle over granting the same relief from required minimum distribution...
PBGC Releases 2009 Data for PPA-Limited Distributions
December 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In line with its responsibility under the Pension Protection Act (PPA), the Pension Benefit Guaranty...
Bush SIgns RMD, Pension Relief Bill
December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President George W. Bush on Tuesday signed into law a broad pension relief bill that...
Treasury Ducks 2008 RMD Relief
December 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Retirees hoping for the gift of some government intervention on the calculation of requirement minimum...
Benefits May Be Deferred Comp, but Still Deducted by Employer for Current Year
December 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a Technical Advice Memorandum, the Internal Revenue Service addressed the timing of an employer's...
IRS Releases 2009 Covered Comp Figure
December 18, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For purposes of determining contributions to defined benefit plans and permitted disparity in defined contribution...
RMD Bill Also Includes PPA Technical Corrections
December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A broad pension relief measure approved by U.S. House lawmakers that includes a one-year required...
Pension Relief Bill with RMD Moratorium Slides Through U.S. Senate
December 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A day after U.S. House lawmakers unanimously okayed a pension reform measure, the Senate followed...
Employer Cleared in Conversion Distribution Dispute
December 5, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Kentucky has cleared an employer of charges it violated the Employee...
IRS Extends FSA Debit Card Compliance Deadline
December 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has given drugstores and pharmacies some more time to gear...
Govt. Lawyers Urge U.S. High Court to Pass on AK Steel Pension Appeal
December 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bush Administration lawyers have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to turn away an employer's attempt...
IRS Reminds Workers about Retirement Saver's Credit
December 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest bulletin from the Internal Revenue Service, IR-2008-134, reminds low- and moderate-income workers they...
Collins asks Paulson to Cancel 2008 RMD Penalty
November 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Republican U.S. Senator has added her voice to the chorus of those calling for...
Regulators Unveil 2008 Form 5500
November 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the Internal Revenue Service, and...
IRS Puts Out Cycle D Plan Qualification Requirement Changes
November 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Tuesday released the 2008 Cumulative List of Changes in...
IRS Announces 2009 Mileage Rates
November 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2009 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate...
Court Affirms Denial of Survivorship Benefits not Provided for in QDRO
November 4, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge has ruled that the lack of language in a qualified domestic relations...
PBGC Announces New Maximum Benefit for Terminating Plans
November 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has announced that the maximum insurance benefit for participants...
9th Circuit Allows Offset of Pension Benefit by Loan Amount
October 31, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has shot down a highly-compensated former employee's attempt...