March 15, 2006 – In an effort to influence U.S. Senate lawmakers negotiating an agreement on pension reform, some 40 retirement industry organizations, business concerns…

In January 2005, the IRS began examining SIMPLE IRA plans. According to the most recent issue of the IRS’ employee plans news, the IRS examiners…

March 14, 2006 – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has announced April 1, 2006, as the effective date for increasing insurance coverage for IRAs…

March 14, 2006 – As a result of past IRS examinations that have found many employers failing to properly update SIMPLE IRA plans for the…

March 3, 2006 – Wide-ranging pension reforms contained in differing House and Senate bills appear to be at risk of becoming victims of Capitol Hill…

March 3, 2006 – A “who’s who” list of prominent charitable organizations is urging lawmakers negotiating a tax reconciliation conference agreement to retain charitable tax…

http://www.bisysretirement.com/pdfs/BISYS Alert 1-06.pdf

February 28, 2006 – The IRS has issued news release IR-2006-37 and Notice 2006-23, which describe the one-day tax filing extension given to six eastern…

February 21, 2006 – The IRS has issued a news release (IR-2006-30) and Notice 2006-20 describing a further extension for certain victims of Hurricane Katrina…

February 21, 2006 – The IRS has published the 2006 version of Publication 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities. This publication…