Federal Regulation
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IRS Ruling Affects Nonresident Alien Annuity Income
By Allison BellThe Internal Revenue Service has published a ruling that could increase income taxes for some noncitizens who buy life insurance policies and annuities from ...
July 07, 2004
SEC Eases Life Broker-Dealer Control RuleLimited-service broker-dealers affiliated with life insurers will not have to maintain inspection reports relating to the safeguarding of customer funds.[@@]The U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
July 06, 2004
IRS Cuts Health Incentive Payment Red TapeThe Internal Revenue Service is cutting red tape for health insurers that want to make incentive payments to health care providers.[@@]A new guidance, Revenue ...
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
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 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 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...