Quinquennial Qualified Retirement Plan Determination Letter Program Ending in 2017
July 23rd, 2015
On July 21, the IRS announced the discontinuance, effective January 1, 2017, of the every five year determination letter program for individually designed qualified retirement…
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Categories: Legal Update
Seminar on Psychiatric Disabilities in the Workplace
May 29th, 2015
One of the biggest challenges for any human resources department is managing employees who suffer from psychiatric disabilities. Medical conditions such as anxiety disorders,…
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Categories: Events
Expanded “Amnesty” Program for Retirement Plans
April 14th, 2015
The IRS has just released a rather significant expansion to its “amnesty program” for some mistakes made in the administration of tax-qualified retirement plans. (This is…
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Categories: Regulations
May 7, 2015 Clients and Friends Seminar
March 17th, 2015
As we’ve previously announced, we’re looking forward to our next annual Clients and Friends Seminar, to be held at the BWI Marriott, on May 7, 2015, from 8 a.m. until noon…
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Categories: Events
Upcoming Seminar – Best Practices for Dealing with State and Federal Agencies
March 6th, 2015
Imagine this: One morning, a team of Department of Labor Wage and Hour investigators shows up at your business, unannounced. They demand immediate access to payroll and tax re…
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IRS Guidance on Health Premium Reimbursement/Payment Plans
February 20th, 2015
As we have previously reported, and discussed at our Seminars, the IRS has issued a series of pronouncements concluding that the reimbursement by employers of employee-paid he…
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Categories: Regulations
2015 Clients & Friends Seminar
January 11th, 2015
Our next annual clients and friends seminar will be held at the BWI Marriott, on Thursday May 7, 2015, from 8 a.m. until noon. As always, we’ll cover recent developments…
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December 1, 2014 Deadline for Certain Late Form 5500s Filers
November 25th, 2014
Employers who used the Department of Labor Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance program to file late Form 5500s any time after December 31, 2009 have only until December 1, 2…
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Health Plan Opt-outs and ACA Affordability - URGENT MATTER FOR HEALTH PLANS WITH A JANUARY 1, 2015 EMPLOYER MANDATE EFFECTIVE DATE
November 25th, 2014
On Friday, the regulators issued new regulations that have been interpreted to provide that amounts paid by employers to employees who opt-out of the employer’s health plan…
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Regulators’ Comments on High Claimant Opt-Out Features
November 11th, 2014
In the latest installment of their largely unprecedented flurry of guidance under the Affordable Care Act, late last week the regulators published their thoughts on the practi…
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