Retirement plan sponsors can now submit voluntary closing agreement requests to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Employee Plans Voluntary Compliance function.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has temporarily addressed the problem of discrimination defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors may have due to closed plans.
A group of retirement industry advocacy groups are urging the Treasury Department to ensure same-gender spouse rule changes won't apply retroactively for qualified retirement plans.
A federal court ruled a business owner violated prohibited transactions rules in creating a limited liability company (LLC) with assets from his individual retirement account (IRA).
Revisions to the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) rules governing contributions to safe harbor 401(k) and 403(b) plans make it easier for struggling companies to reduce or suspend those...
Six years may be a good document retention yardstick, but advisers should warn their plan sponsor clients that it may not be right for retirement plans.
The two-week government shutdown in October delayed the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) work on the fiduciary redefinition, according to Assistant Secretary of Labor Phyllis Borzi.
The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) made several recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about proposed regulations for plan filings on magnetic media.
Households without employer-sponsored defined contribution (DC) plans or individual retirement accounts (IRA) had lower incomes and paid less taxes than peers with access to such plans, a study...
The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) sent a comment letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about the definitions of vesting and severance for pre-approved...