Tag: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Mercer believes 2013 is a year for many defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors to take a fresh look at objectives, investment options and participant communications.

Employers who are thinking of terminating a frozen defined benefit plan (DB) must be aware of termination costs and administrative procedures.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will hold a free phone forum for practitioners offering tax advice for employee benefit plans.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will hold a free phone forum regarding the 2012 Cumulative List of Plan Qualification Changes.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated and expanded its Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS).

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website explains what defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors can do if they fail to timely deposit withheld salary deferrals.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued the 2012 Cumulative List of Changes in Plan Qualification Requirements.

Low- and moderate-income workers can take steps now to save for retirement and earn a special tax credit, according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Regulators released advance informational copies of the 2012 Form 5500 annual return/report and related instructions.

The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) asked the IRS to issue guidance clarifying the application of the one-year “holdout” rule.

The American Benefits Council has unveiled a six-point plan to address the ongoing, accelerated decline in defined benefit pension plans.

The Department of Labor (DOL) issued compliance information for employee benefit plans adversely affected by Hurricane Sandy.

In the coming weeks and months, lawmakers will focus on tax reform.

A recommendation from the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) would avoid inadvertent deactivation of a retirement plan trust’s EIN. 

The job of regulatory agencies is to encourage the offering of retirement plans. 

Attorneys with the firm Drinker Biddle & Reath have asked the Department of Labor (DOL) to consider a voluntary correction program for service providers failing to meet disclosure...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced cost of living adjustments (COLAs) affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2013.

Individuals’ ages are typically more important than their marginal tax rates in determining the benefit from deferred taxation of compensation in employer-provided retirement plans.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced its plan phone forum about fixing 403(b) plan mistakes is full.