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- Priority Guidance Plan
Posted January 4, 2013Author: Tod Yeslow
The Internal Revenue Service announced the employee benefits projects which are included in its 2012-2013 Priority Guidance Plan. The IRS issues an annual Priority Guidance Plan setting out the final regulations, proposed regulations, and other guidance, …
[read more] - August 30 Deadline to Provide Fee Disclosures to 401(k) Participants
Posted August 24, 2012Tod Yeslow
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Plan administrators of 401(k), 403(b), or other defined contribution plans with participant-directed investment accounts must make good faith efforts to comply with the newly regulated participant fee … - Breaking News from the IRS
Posted February 3, 2012Author: Tod Yeslow
Breaking news from the IRS: Today the IRS announced that the information gathered from the infamous “Questionnaire” is now consolidated in a report prepared by the IRS and posted on its website. The report describes the …
[read more] - Department of Labor issues 408(b)(2) Regulating Retirement Plan Fee Disclosures
Posted February 2, 2012Author: Tod Yeslow
In a press conference this morning, Phyllis Borzi, the Assistant Secretary of Labor of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”), announced that the final regulations under ERISA section 408(b)(2) have been issued. The issuance of this …
[read more] - IRS Provides a Free Resource for Employee Plan Administrators and Sponsors
Posted September 8, 2011Author: Tod Yeslow
Mitchell Williams wishes to make you aware of an ongoing IRS program which is a good resource available to sponsors and administrators of employee benefit plans. As a part of the Internal Revenue Service’s outreach program, …
[read more] - Recent Legislation Proposed to Plug the Hole in 401(K) Plans
Posted May 23, 2011Author: Tod Yeslow
Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Mike Enzi (R-WY) introduced legislation intended to shore up opportunities for 401(k) participants to lose retirement savings through “leakage.” While participants appreciate the access loans and hardship distributions gives them to …
[read more] - Yesterday the HHS Issued Guidance relaxing the Grandfather Rules under the Health Care Reform Act
Posted November 16, 2010Author: Tod D. Yeslow
For those of you who attended the recent Mitchell-Williams Tax Seminars in either Rogers or Little Rock, I talked about the interim final regulations addressing events which would cause a health care plan to lose …
[read more] - Free on-line Conference for Small and Mid-sized employers sponsoring 401(k) or Profit-Sharing Plans:
PostedAuthor: Tod D. Yeslow
Small and mid-sized businesses which sponsor or administer 401(k) or Profit-Sharing Plans may want to take advantage of a free on-line seminar to be held January 27, 2011 and hosted by Pension & Investments. The …
[read more] - Revised DOL Interpretation of “Son or Daughter” Extends to Non-Traditional Families
Posted June 25, 2010Author: Tod D. Yeslow
On June 22, 2010, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the US Department of Labor issued Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2010-3 which provides a broad interpretation of a “son or daughter” for purposes of the …
[read more] - DOL ERISA Advisory Committee Proposes Changes to Current Participant Communication Reqs
Posted April 8, 2010Author: Tod D. Yeslow
The DOL’s ERISA Advisory Committee has proposed changes to the current participant communication requirements. Presently, in an attempt to avoid liability from non-compliant communications (and in my opinion as the result of hyper-conservative legal counsel) …
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