Canadian Supreme Court Snubs Request for Pension Surplus
June 26, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canada's high court shot down last week an attempt by 112 retirees and former employees...
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Treasury Delays Release of Section 409A Regulations
June 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Treasury official said Tuesday that the government will not be able to complete the...
IRS Proposes Regulations for Dependant Care Expense Credit
May 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has proposed regulations regarding the credit for expenses for household...
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Philip Morris Sacks Workers over Plan Withdrawals
May 24, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Philip Morris USA has fired workers at its two US cigarette manufacturing plants over allegations...
Supreme Court Will not Hear Case on Posthumous QDRO
May 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Supreme Court has decided not to review a ruling from the 3rd US...
IRS Unveils 403(b) Guides
May 23, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released two publications designed to help 403(b) participants and...
Ex-wife's Pension Share Not Lessened by New Wife's Survivor's Benefits
May 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Virginia appellate court rejected a man's claim that the civil service pensions due to...
Higher Ed Early Withdrawal Exception only Applies to IRAs
May 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A participant in a qualified plan for public employees of Texas failed to convince the...
IRS Provides Help to Ensure Plan Qualification
May 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Before submitting a determination letter application to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), plan sponsors can...
IRS Revises Correction Program with New Corrections
May 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service has issued a revenue procedure that revises and expands the Employee...
Report: Permanent 403(b) Regs Could be out by Summer
May 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Finalized regulations for 403(b) plan could be out by summer and are expected to change...
IRS Hikes User Charges
April 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has hiked some user fees including fees for letter rulings...
IRS Posts Roth Amendment Guidance
April 25, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is ready to lend a hand to plan sponsors who...
DoL Issues Final Rules Regarding Abandoned Plans
April 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL) has announced the publication of final rules and a class...
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Ohio Funds Ask for Contribution Hikes
April 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - State of Ohio public pension funds are seeking worker and employer contribution increases in an...
IRS Issues Final Rules on Benefit Option Explanations
March 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IRS has issued final rules to ensure clear explanations are given to retiring pension...
409A Rules Not Expected Until Fall
March 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After getting flooded with public comments regarding Section 409A rules on non-qualified deferred compensation plans,...
Ford Gets Rebuff Over QDRO Case Argument
March 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Michigan has ruled that Ford Motor Co. was out of line...
UK Pension Officials Release Draft Plan Distribution Rules
March 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a move that echoes regulatory developments in the US, UK pension officials are seeking...
US House Pension Bill Will Erode Saver's Tax Credit
March 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pension legislation passed by the US House would permanently extend the saver's tax credit, but...