Pension Protection Act Blog

I love technology, especially podcasts, and am always on the lookout for new podcasts about ERISA or employee benefit issues. Employee Benefit News has launched a monthly podcast called “Five Minutes With”. On the first of each month, they will be posting 4 new podcasts on their website. I am hoping for […]

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David McCann of CFO magazine is reporting that IBM has proposed a new type of 401(k) plan designed to reimburse employees’ tuition expenses for higher education. Employees become eligible to participate after five years of service. Participants are then permitted to defer up to $1,000 each year into an interest bearing account. […]

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Nominate your favorite tax blog here by nominating it as one of the best law blogs (there isn’t a category - yet - for tax blogs). Nominations for Best Law Blog close on Wednesday, October 17, 2007.
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The Treasury Dept. released Final Regulations Governing Practice Before the Internal Revenue Service today. These final regs update Circular 230 in a number of important ways, including establishing an enrolled retirement plan agent designation effective Sept. 26, 2007. Enrolled retirement plan agents (ERPAs) will be required to take an exam and will be […]

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The ERISA Advisory Council is meeting next week, on Sept. 18th, 19th, and 20th. The schedule is:

Sept. 18 - 9am to 5pm is testimony on benefit statements required by the Pension Protection Act;
Sept. 19 - 9am is full council update on all working groups, then the Working Group on Financial Literacy will hear […]

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Friday has been declared 401(k) Day by the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America (PSCA).
What is 401(k) Day? PSCA has made it an annual day to celebrate the importance of employer-sponsored 401(k) and profit sharing plans. Amid the rush of safe harbor notices, Form 5500 filings, and end of the year restatements […]

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Congrats to TagData. The publishing giant Wolters Kluwer announced they have acquired the assets of The Technical Answer Group.
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