Federal Regulation
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Changing LTC Products Prompt A Look At Existing Regulations
By Jim ConnollyChanging LTC Products Prompt A Look At Existing RegulationsByRegulators are deciding whether long term care products are changing sufficiently to warrant making changes to existing ...
January 20, 2004
NAIFA Endorses Optional Federal CharteringNU Online News Service, Jan. 20, 2004, 10:12 a.m. EST, Washington -- The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors has endorsed optional federal ...
January 13, 2004
FASB Allows Flexibility On Retiree Drug AccountingNU Online News Service, Jan. 13, 2004, 12:15 p.m. EST -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board, Norwalk, Conn., says employers can choose whether to ...
January 12, 2004
IRS Updates Determination Letter ProceduresNU Online News Service, Jan. 12, 2004, 11:39 a.m. EST -- The Internal Revenue Service has published a 42-page guide that sets out the ...
January 12, 2004
Actuaries To IRS: Keep It SimpleNU Online News Service, Jan. 12, 2004, 7:04 p.m. EST -- The pension committee of the American Academy of Actuaries, Washington, is recommending that ...
January 06, 2004
Agencies Warn Banks About Shoring Up FundsNU Online News Service, Jan. 6, 2004, 5:51 p.m. EST -- Federal agencies supervising banks and thrifts have issued a policy statement warning U.S. ...
January 01, 2004
When Zero Has ValueWhen it comes to transferring wealth, one of the biggest challenges is to minimize the amount of estate and gift taxes incurred by clients and...
December 22, 2003
IRS Looks At Health Savings AccountsNU Online News Service, Dec. 22, 2003, 6:02 p.m. EST -- The Internal Revenue Service is asking tax advisors, benefits experts and others to ...