Federal Regulation
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IRS To Replace GST Allocation Relief Notice
By Staff WriterThe Internal Revenue Service wants to formalize the system it uses to help taxpayers who say they need more time to allocate their generation-skipping transfer ...
April 15, 2008
Caution urged in wake of latest FINRA sweepsFINRA -- the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority -- is executing two new industry "sweeps" that suggest high standards of ethics and strict compliance are more important than ever. The first sweep, announced in Sept. 2007, is to examine
April 14, 2008
NAPFA to SEC: More consumer education neededOne of the primary roles of the Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors. The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors is encouraging the SEC to make disclosures easier to understand.Since 1983 NAPFA, the leading
April 14, 2008
Caution urged in wake of latest FINRA sweepsFINRA -- the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority -- is executing two new industry "sweeps" that suggest high standards of ethics and strict compliance are more important than ever. The first sweep, announced in Sept. 2007, is to examine
April 13, 2008
NAPFA to SEC: More consumer education neededOne of the primary roles of the Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors. The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors is encouraging the SEC to make disclosures easier to understand.Since 1983 NAPFA, the leading
April 13, 2008
Mutual Respect Is EssentialThirty-eight years ago I attended my first board meeting of the National Association of Life Underwriters (now the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors) ...
April 13, 2008
New Challenge For Small Employers From The IRS: The Impact Of 101(j)Changes that Congress made to the tax law in 2006 are having an impact on small business owners who have employer-owned life insurance on the ...
April 13, 2008
New Challenge For Small Employers From The IRS: The Impact Of 101(j)Changes that Congress made to the tax law in 2006 are having an impact on small business owners who have employer-owned life insurance on the ...