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IRS Frees 5500 Preparers from ID Mandate
By Allison BellThe Internal Revenue Service has exempted benefit plan administrators that help prepare benefit plan Form 5500 from the new IRS Preparer Tax Identification Number requirements.
December 30, 2010
PPACA: IRS Changes Rules for BluesThe Internal Revenue Service has given nonprofit Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans that violate a new medical loss ratio requirements a mechanism to stay in compliance with tax accounting rules.
December 28, 2010
PPACA: IRS Interprets "Excess Comp" RulesThe Internal Revenue Service is starting to weigh in on which health insurance company bosses are subject to the new "excess compensation" tax rules.
December 28, 2010
PPACA: IRS Interprets "Excess Comp" RulesThe Internal Revenue Service is starting to weigh in on which health insurance company bosses are subject to the new "excess compensation" tax rules.
December 28, 2010
IRS Eases FSA Debit Card RulesPersonal health account debit card users can still use the cards to buy doctor-prescribed over-the-counter drugs at a wide range of stores after Jan. 15, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service says.
December 28, 2010
IRS Eases FSA Debit Card RulesPersonal health account debit card users can still use the cards to buy doctor-prescribed over-the-counter drugs at a wide range of stores after Jan. 15, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service says.
December 20, 2010
IRS Answers Pension Relief QuestionsThe Internal Revenue Service has answered many highly technical questions about how to apply the new single-employer pension plan funding relif rules.
December 20, 2010
IRS Answers Pension Relief QuestionsThe Internal Revenue Service has answered many highly technical questions about how to apply the new single-employer pension plan funding relif rules.