Federal Regulation
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IRS Sets Structured Settlement Sales Tax Rules
By Allison BellThe Internal Revenue Service has published a final version of regulations that discourage the sale of structured settlement annuities.[@@]The regulations impose a 40% excise ...
July 01, 2004
THE PLAYING FIELD- Will You Have to Do It Tomorrow?Just when you thought the Securities and Exchange Commission was taking a breather from proposing rules that affect advisors, the securities regulator is at it...
June 30, 2004
Small Revenue Uptick From Same-Sex Marriages, CBO EstimatesByWashingtonLegalization of same-sex marriages would have only a small impact on federal tax revenues, according to the Congressional Budget Office.Revenues would be slightly higher, CBO ...
June 30, 2004
Analyst: Slowly Rising Rates Are Good For InsurersThe Federal Open Market Committee today raised the federal funds target rate 25 basis points, to 1.25%, from 1%.[@@]Analysts say the change will help ...
June 30, 2004
IRS May Change Treatment Of Foreign Insurers' Stock EarningsIRS May Change Treatment Of Foreign Insurers Stock EarningsByThe Internal Revenue Service has proposed a regulation that could cut foreign insurers U.S. income taxes.The proposed ...
June 28, 2004
Living without an Uptick Rule on Short Sales: A Pilot Program SetWASHINGTON (HedgeWorld.com)--The Securities and Exchange Commission changed its rules on short selling at its meeting June 23, adopting with some modifications Regulation SHO, as proposed...
June 25, 2004
IRS Proposal Could Help Foreign InsurersThe Internal Revenue Service has proposed a regulation that could cut foreign insurers' U.S. income taxes.[@@]The proposed regulation would let foreign insurers that do ...
June 25, 2004
IRS Releases Model HSA AgreementsNU Online News Service, June 25, 2004, 6:35 p.m. EDTThe Internal Revenue Service has issued drafts of model agreements for companies that want to ...