Federal Regulation
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July 28, 2005
IRS Rejects Profit-Sharing Health AccountsFederal officials are stopping efforts to put tax-exempt medical reimbursement accounts in 401(a) profit-sharing plans.[@@]Employers can put MRAs in 401(a) plans, but those employers ...
July 27, 2005
Feds Post New Estate Ta FormThe Internal Revenue Service has posted a draft of 2005 tax Form 706 on its Web site.[@@]Form 706 is the form that taxpayers and ...
July 26, 2005
Feds Post New Form 5500The Internal Revenue Service has posted advanced copies of the 2005 Form 5500, the tax form for employee benefit plans, on its Web site.[@@]The ...
July 25, 2005
New SEC Begins to Take ShapeBush nominates two Democrats for Commission; Cox hearing set
July 22, 2005
Industry To Fight Proposed VA Suitability RegulationsThe American Council of Life Insurers will be asking federal regulators to reject a proposed variable annuity sales suitability regulation developed by the National ...
July 21, 2005
IRS To Federal Credit Unions: Stay Calm About 457 PlansRegulators are telling federal credit unions not to panic about the status of their 457 nonqualified deferred compensation plans.[@@]The Internal Revenue Service has released ...
July 21, 2005
SEC Requires Separate Tags For Separate AccountsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants manufacturers of variable annuities and variable life contracts to help it distinguish between the electronic filings of ...
July 20, 2005
SEC Contacting Companies On Indeed Annuity Sales PracticesThe Securities and Exchange Commission has asked a number of insurance companies for information about how they market equity indexed annuity products, industry sources ...
July 18, 2005
Regulators Tinker With GST Ta RulesThe Internal Revenue Service has published final regulations that add more details to its interpretation of the "predeceased parent rule."[@@]The proposed regulation could affect ...
July 17, 2005
Regulators Tinker With GST Ta RulesThe Internal Revenue Service has published final regulations that add more details to its interpretation of the "predeceased parent rule."[@@]The proposed regulation could affect ...