Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold QDRO Ruling
July 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a motion for permission to file a friend of the court brief, the American...
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IRS Proposes New Rules on Employer HSA Contributions
July 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued proposed regulations providing guidance on employer comparable contributions...
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New Calculator Reveals Savings Damage from 401(k) Loans
July 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) has developed a calculator that shows 401(k) participants...
IRS Proposes New Reporting Requirements for Stock Purchase Plans
July 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has issued proposed regulations for corporations that issue statutory stock options...
Divorce Decree Submitted after Participant's Death is not a QDRO
July 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama ruled that a divorce decree...
IRS Phishing Scams Focus on Refunds, Stimulus Payments
July 11, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has cautioned taxpayers to be on the lookout for a new...
Avoiding Retirement Plan Pitfalls
July 3, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you have a problem with your retirement plan - or are just worried that...
Treasury Releases Q&A on HSAs
June 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service released on Wednesday additional guidance on...
IRS Increases Mileage Rates
June 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has bumped up optional standard mileage rates for computing the deductible...
Reservist Benefits Bill Signed into Law
June 19, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On Tuesday President Bush signed into law a measure preventing reservists called into active duty...
Unsigned Form Throws Disputed 401(k) Assets to Participant's Son
June 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Florida has ruled that a deceased 401(k) plan participant's girlfriend is...
IRS Changes Reporting Requirements for Dividends on ESOP Distributions
June 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Beginning with distributions in 2009, the reporting of dividends on employer securities that are distributed...
(b)lines Series: 403(b) Final Regulations – Distributions
May 20, 2008 ((b)lines) - Many of the new requirements for 403(b) plans will result in structures that look much...
(b)lines Ask the Expert – Rollover Clarification
May 20, 2008 ((b)lines) - An adviser asks: "Based on the final 403(b) regs it appears the IRS will no...
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Vanguard DC Plans See Significant Hardship Withdrawal Hike
May 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While recognizing a significant year-over-year uptick in defined contribution participants taking hardship withdrawals, a new...
Treasury Announces New Contribution Limits for HSAs
May 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued new guidance on the maximum contribution...
Benefit Plan Reporting Can be a Good Thing
May 8, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal benefit plans regulators on Thursday assured plan sponsors that paying strict attention to plan...
IRS to Allow Withdrawals of Stimulus Checks
April 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal tax officials on Wednesday announced that Americans whose economic stimulus payment is direct deposited...
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One-fourth of Americans Have Dipped into Retirement Savings
April 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Personal Finance Poll indicates about one-quarter of adults...
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403(b) Summit: 403(b) Sponsors' To-Do List Long and Getting Longer
April 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Amelia Island, FL - Attendees of a panel discussion on April 9 about the new...