December 19, 2005 – The Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 (H.R. 4440), a bill to provide tax incentives for reinvestment in the hurricane-stricken Gulf…

December 16, 2005 – The House of Representatives yesterday overwhelmingly approved H.R. 2830, the Pension Protection Act of 2005. The bill makes changes to defined…

December 15, 2005 – Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) has introduced the IRA Equity Act of 2005 (S. 2086), a bill that would allow workers compensation…

December 15, 2005 – The Flex Health Savings Account Act of 2005 (H.R. 4511) has been introduced by Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.). The bill would…

December 14, 2005 – The IRS has issued Notice 2005-101, 2005 Cumulative List of Required Changes in Plan Qualification Requirements. This list describes various statutory,…

December 12, 2005 –A representative of the industry group American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) has informed BISYS® Retirement Services that it is…

December 12, 2005 – Sources indicate that H.R. 2830, the Pension Protection Act of 2005, could be voted on by the full House of Representatives…

December 12, 2005 – The IRS, in Private Letter Ruling (PLR) 200549017, has rejected a taxpayer’s request to allow a distribution from a qualified retirement…

December 9, 2005 – The IRS issued news release IND-2006-07 describing relief from deadlines for certain taxpayers affected by November 15, 2005, tornadoes that struck…

December 8, 2005 –The IRS has released the 2006 Form W-4P, Withholding Certificate for Pension or Annuity Payments. This form is used to record recipient…