Federal Regulation
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IRS May Ease Asset Diversification Rules
By Staff WriterThe Internal Revenue Service wants to permit Section 529 college savings programs to invest in the same funds that variable life and annuity contracts use.The ...
July 31, 2007
Show Me State Just Says No To PaperThe Missouri Insurance Market Regulation Division plans to digitize all insurance filings that come in on paper.Missouri officials will stop retaining the paper versions of ...
July 30, 2007
Federal Insurance Regulation?A bill was introduced into the House of Representatives on July 26 calling for the creation of an optional national regulator for the insurance industry. The House bill, which is companion legislation to The National Insurance Act of 2007 (S40), was introduced by Reps. Melissa Bean (D-Illinois) and Ed Royce...
July 27, 2007
IRS Revises Nonprofit Plan RulesThe Internal Revenue Service has published an extensive update of the regulations governing 403(b) retirement plans.The update, Revised Regulations Concerning Section 403(b) Tax-Sheltered Annuity Contracts, ...
July 27, 2007
IRS To Explore Deductibility Of Estate Administration CostsThe Internal Revenue Service is preparing to come up with rules for itemizing expenditures on management of estate and non-grantor trusts.IRS officials have described the ...
July 26, 2007
IRS Revises Nonprofit Plan RulesThe Internal Revenue Service has published an extensive update of the regulations governing 403(b) retirement plans.The update, Revised Regulations Concerning Section 403(b) Tax-Sheltered Annuity Contracts, ...
July 26, 2007
GAO: PBGC Needs A Bigger, More Active BoardThe Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. has conflicts with its parent department, the U.S. Department of Labor, says Barbara Bovbjerg, an analyst with the U.S. Government ...
July 26, 2007
GAO: PBGC Needs A Bigger, More Active BoardThe Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. has conflicts with its parent department, the U.S. Department of Labor, says Barbara Bovbjerg, an analyst with the U.S. Government ...