The Pension Protection Act Blog

The Joint Committee on Taxation has released a list of tax code provisions which expire between 2008 and 2020. This list contains a number of items which relate to qualified plans and IRAs. Specifically, as stated on the list:
Provisions Expiring in 2009:
47. Allowance of additional IRA contributions in certain bankruptcy cases (sec. 219(b)(5)(C)). [...]

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It took just 8 days for the ERISA-related litigation over the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 to begin. When President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Act into law on January 29, 2009, it was heralded among the non-ERISA community as creating a new world of equal pay for equal work. Among [...]

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The Senate has approved S. 181, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, by a vote of 61-36. This bill has already passed the House and now heads to President Obama for his signature.
This Act is interesting for retirement and pension plans because it addresses the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in [...]

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The Dept. of Treasury has informed Congress that the IRS has determined that any further change to the required minimum distribution rules should not be undertaken. This surprising news was contained in a letter sent by the Assistant Secetary for Legislative Affairs Kevin Fromer to Congressman George Miller, Chairman of the Committee on Labor [...]

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Yesterday, the Senate passed their version of the Bailout Bill. One item contained in the bill which caught my eye was a change to Code section 132(f) which will cause an almost immediate revision to our Qualified Transportation plan. As a bicycle commuter for over 30 years, I appreciate this tax credit. [...]

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With the economy headed south, or already at rock bottom, depending upon where you live, it is not surprising that participants are borrowing from their retirement plans. What is surprising is the amount of buzz suddenly appearing in the popular media on this topic. Since most of the public seems to actively ignore [...]

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On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed another Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008 by voice vote. This act, H.R. 6382, now heads to the Senate, where the last Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008, H.R. 3361, has been languishing since March 31, 2008. The Senate, which has already passed its [...]

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A little over a year ago, I started this blog to keep track of my notes about the Pension Protection Act. One of my first posts was about rollovers to nonspouse beneficiaries. One year and 126,210 visitors later, rollovers to nonspouse beneficiaries remain a hot topic.
Last week, the House of Representatives finally passed [...]

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In a surprise move, the House of Representatives passed the Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act, H.R. 3361, on March 12, 2008. The bill’s status is now engrossed as passed/agreed to in the House. The companion Senate bill, S.1974, was passed by the Senate in December, 2007.
It was a surprising move by [...]

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What does a Shuttle launch have in common with the Pension Protection Act – really nothing except that I live and work directly across from the Kennedy Space Center, so tonight is devoted to non-ERISA/PPA related activity. Shuttle launches in general are amazing, and a night launch is really spectacular and not to be [...]

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