Tag: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Over 95% of the 1,200 plan sponsors contacted by the Employee Plans Compliance Unit of the IRS voluntarily completed an online 401(k) Compliance Check Questionnaire.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a notice to provide guidance on fee requirements for employee plans determination in the Internal Revenue Code. 

For the 2012 tax year,  personal exemptions and standard deductions will rise and tax brackets will widen due to inflation, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reports. 

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 2012.

The Treasury Department and the IRS intend to postpone the effective/applicability date regarding special rules for statutory hybrid plans, relating to interest crediting rates under a cash balance...

The Internal Revenue Service released Revenue Procedure 2011-49, on new requirements for sponsors of pre-approved plans seeking opinion and advisory letters that...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Revenue Procedure 2011-44, which modifies the procedures for church plans that are filing a request for a determination letter. 

The Internal Revenue Service has updated its list of entities approved to serve as nonbank trustees or custodians for certain tax-advantaged savings accounts.

Taxpayers who unsuccessfully attempted to transfer amounts from their individual retirement accounts (IRAs) to a retirement plan based on incorrect advice from their financial adviser were granted 60...

A tax court has upheld a 10% early distribution penalty that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) imposed on a deemed distribution of a plan loan.

In my experience, there are three major reasons that people save for retirement.   

At last week’s Northeast Area Benefits Conference, co-sponsored by the IRS and ASPPA, two Certified Public Accountants discussed the many moving parts of a retirement plan audit.  

ASPPA and the National Tax Sheltered Accounts Association (NTSAA) have submitted a letter to the IRS regarding the termination of a 403(b) plan which is funded, in whole...

At a conference in New York City this week, sponsored by the IRS and ASPPA, Craig Hoffman, General Counsel for ASPPA, discussed several hot-button issues working their way...

Those who have been waiting for the new Form 5500 EZ need wait no longer.

The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) submitted a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) suggesting improvements for submitting pre-approved defined contribution plans.

Mark Warmoth created two corporations since 1988, which manufactured nothing except tax-saving retirement plans for their founder, according to the U.S. Tax Court. 

The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) has requested that the Internal Revenue Service revise the due date for filing the Form 8955-SSA for 2009 and...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has compiled its annual list of “dirty dozen” tax scams, including “abusive” retirement plans.

A survey from Capital One Bank found that more than one-third (37%) of Americans plan to spend all or part of this year’s refund.