Compliance | September 17th, 2013 IRS to Discuss Large Case Audits September 17, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will host a phone forum in October about large case...
Compliance | September 9th, 2013 Employers Need to Make DOMA-Related Updates September 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors need to remember that an important deadline is approaching, related to the recent...
Opinions | September 6th, 2013 IRS Probing Non-Qualified 457(b) Plans September 6, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - Just when you thought the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) might be taking a breather,...
Compliance | August 30th, 2013 Same-Sex Marriages Recognized for Tax Purposes August 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that same-sex couples, legally married in jurisdictions that recognize...
Compliance | August 30th, 2013 IRS Offers Tips for Audit Preparation August 30, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a phone forum, representatives from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) discussed how plan sponsors...
Compliance | August 21st, 2013 IRS Explains Automatic Contribution Increase Options August 21, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has updated a web page explaining retirement plan sponsors’ options...
Compliance | August 9th, 2013 IRS Announces New Self-Audit Tool August 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Having good internal controls can help retirement plan sponsors eliminate or reduce errors in plan...
Compliance | July 31st, 2013 More Regulatory Guidance Expected August 1, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors and advisers are awaiting more regulatory guidance about a number of important issues.
Compliance | July 26th, 2013 IRS Phone Forum Addresses Plan Errors, Updated Procedures July 26, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A phone forum held by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) instructed attendees on how to...
Compliance | July 18th, 2013 DOMA Ruling Will Impact Employer-Provided Benefits July 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The recent ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will impact employer-provided benefits in...
Compliance | July 10th, 2013 IRS to Discuss Plan Corrections and Audits July 10, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will host phone forums discussing 401(k) plan corrections and audits.
Compliance | July 9th, 2013 ASPPA Supports Forfeitures to Fund Safe Harbor Contributions July 9, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) sent a comment letter to the...
Opinions | July 8th, 2013 Higher Ed. Compliance Check Finds Retirement Plan Issues July 8, 2013 (PLANPSONSOR.com) - On May 2, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS’s) Exempt Organizations division released its Colleges...
Compliance | June 28th, 2013 Compliance Issues for 403(b)s June 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some retirement plan compliance issues are unique to 403(b)s.
Ask the Experts | June 18th, 2013 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Is Auditing More Lenient for Inactive Contracts? June 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) – An attendee at the recent PLANSPONSOR National...
Opinions | June 14th, 2013 The IRS 457(b) Plan Compliance Check June 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not all 457(b)...
Compliance | May 29th, 2013 Agencies Announce Relief for Tornado Victims May 29, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Regulators are offering relief for certain payment and filing deadlines for plan sponsors affected by...
Compliance | May 28th, 2013 IRS to Discuss 403(b) Pre-Approved Plan Program May 28, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is hosting a phone forum about the new 403(b) Pre-Approved...
Compliance | May 23rd, 2013 The Regulators Are Coming May 23, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor (DOL) Employee Benefit Security Administration’s (EBSA) budget has decreased for 2014,...
Compliance | May 14th, 2013 IRS Reversal on Status Lets PBGC Save Plan May 14, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced it will pay pension benefits for former employees of...