1/21/2026 8:25:48 PM Updated Model Rollover Notice Is Here By Elizabeth Dold In Notice 2026-13 (the “Notice”), IRS gives us an updated model 402(f) rollover notice for qualified plans (replacing Notice 2020-62)...
1/21/2026 5:51:39 PM Annual IRS Revenue Procedures Are Out By Elizabeth Dold Each year, the IRS updates Revenue Procedures (Rev. Proc. 2026-1 through Rev. Proc. 2026-7) for policies and procedures applicable to...
1/8/2026 7:06:05 PM Surplus Pension Assets Increase But Solutions On Effective Strategies Are On Latest IRS "No Rule" List By Lou Mazawey Rosie Zaklad A major benefit consulting firm recently announced that the funded status of the largest corporate pension plans significantly increased...
1/7/2026 4:05:47 PM SECURE 2.0 Early Distribution Tax Exception for Long-Term Care Premiums - Available Now By Elizabeth Dold A new exception from the additional 10% tax for early distributions from defined contribution plans (including 403(b) and 457(b) plans)...
12/18/2025 10:40:12 PM 2025 Required Amendment List Is Here By Elizabeth Dold Lou Mazawey The IRS issued its annual Required Amendment List ("RAL"), Notice 2025-60, that provides the deadline for certain law changes that impact...
12/3/2025 2:54:26 PM Salary Deferrals to Trump Accounts - Happy Days! By Elizabeth Dold The IRS issued initial guidance regarding how Trump accounts work. As a reminder, Trump accounts, created under the One Big Beautiful...
11/22/2025 11:00:36 PM IRS Resumes Normal Operations By Katie Amin The IRS has resumed normal operations following the conclusion of the government shutdown. The IRS has fully resumed processing:...
10/24/2025 7:08:05 PM A Better IRS Process for Correcting Math Errors Is On the Way By Lou Mazawey It is easy to make inadvertent math errors when filing tax returns. But these minor missteps could result in IRS adjustments and delayed...
10/6/2025 1:06:56 PM The Senate Votes to Advance EEOC Nominee Brittany Bull Panuccio By Viv Hunter Turner On Friday, the Senate voted to advance Republican nominee Brittany Bull Panuccio to fill one of three open EEOC Commissioner seats with a...
10/2/2025 3:28:40 PM There's Good News and Bad News in the Priority Guidance Plan from Treasury and IRS By Lou Mazawey Katie Amin Acting IRS Commissioner Scott Bessent and Assistant Treasury Secretary Ken Kies managed to release the 2025-26 Priority Guidance Plan,...
10/1/2025 7:05:34 PM The Department of Labor's Shutdown Plan By Viv Hunter Turner Last Friday, the Department of Labor ("DOL") released a plan for its operations in the event of a shutdown. The plan indicates that...
9/19/2025 2:50:17 PM Senate Confirms Aronowitz to Lead DOL's Employee Benefits Security Administration By Viv Hunter Turner In a 52-47 vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed Daniel Aronowitz as assistant secretary to oversee DOL's Employee Benefits Security...