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April 18, 2004
IRS Changes FSA Card WorldByFor employers that sponsor flexible spending accounts, electronic payment cards, commonly referred to as FSA debit cards, are nothing new. But the way plans must ...
April 16, 2004
IRS Releases Pension Relief GuidanceNU Online News Service, April 16, 2004, 5:31 p.m. EDT -- U.S. employers can use a composite corporate bond rate of 5.44% when computing ...
April 01, 2004
IRS Releases More Guidance On Health SAvings AccountsIRS Releases More GuidanceOn Health Savings AccountsByThe Internal Revenue Service has made good on promises to rush out a second batch of guidance on health ...
March 31, 2004
IRS Releases Second Batch Of HSA GuidanceNU Online News Service, March 31, 2004, 6:11 p.m. EST -- The Internal Revenue Service has made good on earlier promises to rush out ...
March 08, 2004
Evolution Offers Electronic OTC SubstantiationNU Online News Service, March 8, 2004, 4:11 p.m. EST -- Evolution Benefits Inc., Avon, Conn., has taken a step toward eliminating paper from ...
March 04, 2004
IRS Broadens Rule On Annuity DistributionsNU Online News Service, March 4, 2004, 1 p.m. EST ? Life insurers are praising a new Internal Revenue Service notice that provides owners ...
March 04, 2004
IRS Gives Owners More FlexibilityBy Steven BrostoffWashingtonLife insurers are praising a new Internal Revenue Service notice that provides owners of nonqualified annuities with more flexibility in taking distributions.The notice, ...
February 27, 2004
Actuaries Ask IRS To Leave Out Worker CollarsNU Online News Service, Feb. 27, 2004, 5:57 p.m. EST -- An actuarial group says employers would have a hard time using factors such ...
February 26, 2004
Study: Private Health Coverage Costs IRS $188 BillionNU Online News Service, Feb. 26, 2004, 2:23 p.m. EST -- Supporting the private health insurance market will cost the federal government about $188 ...
February 25, 2004
IRS Describes 3 Top-Heavy 401(k) PlansNU Online News Service, Feb. 25, 2004, 6:14 p.m. EST -- Employers that take some 401(k) contributions back from employees who leave early could ...