Federal Regulation
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By John SullivanGotta love rule-making by enforcement. If ever there was a tool specifically to look for scapegoats, this is it. A particular action may not be...
July 16, 2008
IRS Proposes HSA Comparability GuidelinesThe Internal Revenue Services has issued draft regulations that could help answer some questions about implementation of health savings account rules.The IRS has included the ...
July 14, 2008
IRS Proposes Private Trust Firm RulingInternal Revenue Service officials have come out with a draft of a document that could affect how well trust arrangements will protect families' estates.IRS officials ...
July 14, 2008
IRS Proposes Private Trust Firm RulingInternal Revenue Service officials have come out with a draft of a document that could affect how well trust arrangements will protect families' estates.IRS officials ...
July 14, 2008
IRS Publishes Final Trust RuleInternal Revenue Service officials have published final regulations concerning grantor-retained interest trusts.The final regulations concern how the trusts interact with sections 2036 and 2039 of ...
July 11, 2008
Wheels of Blueprint in MotionHouse Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) said July 10 that there's a consensus building that more financial services regulation is needed, and that Congress "should be moving to empower the Federal Reserve Board to have regulatory authority over a wide range of financial institutions."
July 10, 2008
IRS Eyes Charitable Remainder Trust SplitsThe Internal Revenue Service has issued a batch of guidance that could help estate planners and others with clients who want to split charitable remainder ...
July 10, 2008
IRS Eyes Charitable Remainder Trust SplitsThe Internal Revenue Service has issued a batch of guidance that could help estate planners and others with clients who want to split charitable remainder ...