Law Firms Ask for Second 409A Deadline Delay
September 24, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of nearly 100 law firms has once again asked the Internal Revenue Service...
Tag: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
IRS Announces Temporary Halt to Determination Letter Process
September 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on Wednesday it will temporarily stop taking applications from...
ICI Asks for Implementation Delay for New 403(b) Transfer Rule
September 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - The Investment Company Institute (ICI), a mutual fund trade group, has asked the U.S. Treasury...
DoL Puts Out Annuity Provider Selection Guidance
September 11, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) on Tuesday issued two rules under the Pension Protection...
IRS Extends Deadline for 409A Document Compliance
September 10, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Monday issued Notice 2007-78 giving...
Court OKs Service-Based Retirement Definition for Cash Balance Plan
September 7, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has determined a cash balance...
That E-Mail From the IRS? It Isn't.
August 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service may be interested in your feedback - but they aren't going...
IRS Issues Guidance on Benefit Limits for Underfunded DB Plans
August 28, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued proposed regulations providing guidance on...
IRS Clarifies Annuity Investment Diversification Requirements
August 21, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal tax officials on Tuesday issued Revenue Ruling 2007-58 to supplement their 2004 pronouncement on...
Benefit Award to Participant's Ex-Wife Upheld under ERISA
August 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appellate court has thrown out a lower court decision awarding the estate of...
COLAs Must be Included in Lump-Sum Benefits for DB Participants
August 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) provided to...
IRS Clarifies Dependent Care FSA Rules
August 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees can pay day camp expenses with their dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) but...
IRS Lends Helping Hand on Plan Retirement Age Changes
August 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors will have more time to comply with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) phased retirement...
IRS Extends Transitional Relief for Indian Tribal Plans
August 9, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Notice 2007-67 extending the time Indian Tribal Governments...
IRS Clarifies 409A NQDC Rules' Impact on Teacher Comp
August 8, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued new publications to explain how the 409A nonqualified...
IRS Puts Out Updated Cafeteria Benefit Plan Proposed Regs
August 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Employers offering cafeteria plan benefits are getting new guidance with the release of new proposed...
Court Denies Reimbursement of Losses from 401(k) Withdrawal Delay
July 31, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas has denied a former 401(k)...
Enron Looks to the Courts to Force Hewitt to Recalculate Settlement Distributions
July 30, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Enron plans to fire the company that miscalculated nearly $22 million of the $89 million...
Final 403(b) Regs Give Sponsors a Break on their Effective Date
July 23, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many 403(b) plan sponsors will be breathing a sigh of relief with word that final...
Tax Court Rejects Hepatitis Early Withdrawal Penalty Exception
July 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A participant who tried to claim the disability exception to the required 10% early withdrawal...