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You Need to Calm Down
USA - September 25 2023 On August 9, the IRS issued a news release, IR-2023-144, warning taxpayers and advisors of “numerous compliance issues” with ESOPs, such as…
ACA Affordability Updated: Rev. Proc. 2023-29
USA - September 5 2023 Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), applicable large employers (ALEs) — i.e., those with, on average, fifty (50) or more full-time or…
A Current Roadmap for Complying with Mental Health Parity Requirement
USA - August 29 2023 Most employers know that if a group health plan provides mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits in any of six specified…
Just Catching-Up? Plan Sponsors Receive Eagerly Awaited Reprieve from Roth Catch-Up Implementation
USA - August 28 2023 With a multitude of questions surrounding implementation and administration, late on a summer Friday afternoon, the IRS issued Notice 2023-62…
What Employers Need to Know about the Mental Health Parity Proposed Regulations
USA - July 31 2023 On July 25, 2023, the tri-agencies of the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) issued a Compendium of…
How the RMD Rules Are Like a New Puppy
USA - July 24 2023 On July 17, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued an advance version of Notice 2023-54 (the Notice) which will include transition relief for plan…
Open Issue: Employer-Sponsored Health Plans and Coverage of Gender-Affirming Care
USA - June 28 2023 Transgender protections and rights in the workplace are currently the subject of much confusion. This issue extends to employer-sponsored health…
The IRS Starts the Summer with a Splash: New Guidance for Self-Correction
USA - May 30 2023 As discussed in an earlier blog post, the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (the Act) expanded the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS), a…
IRS Gets Its Act Together For Forfeiture Rules
USA - May 11 2023 The February 24, 2023, issuance by the IRS of proposed regulations on the use of forfeitures in qualified retirement plans provides some welcome…
The National Emergency Ends…. But Wait, There’s More!
USA - April 13 2023 We previously wrote about President Biden’s announcement to end the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and National Emergency (NE) periods on May…
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