Federal Regulation
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IRS, States Join To Fight Tax Avoidance Abuses
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Sept. 16, 2003, 3:02 p.m. EDT -- The Internal Revenue Service says it has formed a nationwide partnership with 40 ...
September 10, 2003
House Votes For Cash-Balance Pension OpponentsThe U.S. House of Representatives has voted 258-160 to approve a measure that could help foes of cash-balance pension plans.The measure, which was introduced ...
September 01, 2003
B/Ds' Compliance Burden Gets HeavierAsk any broker/dealer what their biggest headache is nowadays, and they'll tell you it's complying with the deluge of new and proposed regulations by the...
August 31, 2003
IRS Gives Green Light To Debit Cards For Certain Health PlansIRS Gives Green Light To Debit Cards For Certain Health PlansByAlthough benefits debit cards have been around for the past three or four years, with ...
August 22, 2003
Government To Survey Big Company Benefits ManagersNU Online News Service, Aug. 22, 2003, 12:24 p.m. EDT -- The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is organizing a survey of ...
August 10, 2003
AALU Monitoring Proposed IRS RuleByWashington The Internal Revenue Service has proposed a new rule that it says will limit the use of life insurance and annuity contracts to avoid ...
August 10, 2003
IIABA May Go To Court Over FCC's 'Do Not Call' RegsIIABA May Go To Court Over FCCs Do Not Call RegsByWashington The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America may go to court to try ...
August 08, 2003
Actuaries Ask IRS About Effects Of Military Leave Law On 401(k) PlansNU Online News Service, Aug. 8, 2003, 5:58 p.m. EDT -- The American Society of Pension Actuaries, Washington, has asked the Internal Revenue Service ...