In the News
In this recent MarketWatch article, VP Lisa Massena discusses how state-facilitated retirement programs have motivated employers to reconsider the retirement benefits they’re offering employees. “This is a rising…
In the News
Dan Kravitz, head of Kravitz, reviews data from the 2018 Kravitz Cash Balance Research Report in a recent Index Fund Advisors feature. Employer contributions to these specialized plans increased by…
Industry & Regulatory News
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) issued final regulations, published in the October 3, 2018, Federal Register, regarding limitations on guaranteed benefits to be paid…
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True to the promise of its GOP leaders, on September 27, 2018, the House of Representatives passed the Family Savings Act of 2018 (FSA-2018), legislation…
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The IRS has released Revenue Procedure 2018-52, which is the IRS’ Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) guidance that now modifies and supersedes the former…
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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 by a vote of 220-191. This was…
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed two of three bills that collectively comprise “Tax Reform 2.0” this week, and is expected to vote on the…
News Releases
Program’s history coincides with exponential growth in Cash Balance plans Los Angeles, CA – Kravitz, Inc., an Ascensus company, is proud to announce the 10-year anniversary of…
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The IRS has issued News Release SC-2018-01, in which the Service announces that an extension of time to file certain returns and complete certain time-sensitive…
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The Pension Committee of the American Academy of Actuaries has released what it describes as an “exposure draft” document, which contains proposed standards of practice…