Federal Regulation
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IRS May Change Treatment Of Foreign Insurers' Stock Earnings
By Allison BellIRS May Change Treatment OfForeign Insurers Stock EarningsByThe Internal Revenue Service has proposed a regulation that could cut foreign insurers U.S. income taxes.The proposed regulation ...
July 15, 2004
A Critical Review Of Triple-X Can Offer A Solution To Greater Credit RiskA Critical Review Of Triple-X Can OfferA Solution To Greater Credit RiskWe believe that a more critical review of Guideline Triple-X and the reserves it ...
July 13, 2004
IRS Ruling Affects Nonresident Alien Annuity IncomeThe Internal Revenue Service has published a ruling that could increase income taxes for some noncitizens who buy life insurance policies and annuities from ...
July 08, 2004
Key Pension Rate Falls SlightlyA new federal law is continuing to protect pension plan sponsors from low 30-year Treasury bond rates.[@@]The composite corporate bond rate that sponsors now ...
July 08, 2004
IRS Sets Structured Settlement Sales Tax RulesThe Internal Revenue Service has published a final version of regulations that discourage the sale of structured settlement annuities.[@@]The regulations impose a 40% excise ...
July 07, 2004
SEC Eases Life Broker-Dealer Control RuleLimited-service broker-dealers affiliated with life insurers will not have to maintain inspection reports relating to the safeguarding of customer funds.[@@]The U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
July 06, 2004
IRS Cuts Health Incentive Payment Red TapeThe Internal Revenue Service is cutting red tape for health insurers that want to make incentive payments to health care providers.[@@]A new guidance, Revenue ...
July 01, 2004
THE PLAYING FIELD- Will You Have to Do It Tomorrow?Just when you thought the Securities and Exchange Commission was taking a breather from proposing rules that affect advisors, the securities regulator is at it...