Voluntary Correction Program

IRS's Fresh Start Program: Opportunity to Resolve Unpaid Tax Obligations

by Mary Beth Lee, Steven Packer | Duane Morris LLP on 3/18/2013

Originally published in The Legal Intelligencer on March 15, 2013. Do you have clients, even friends and family, who may be facing serious financial difficulties and may be unable to pay previous or upcoming tax...more

IRS Issues 403(b) Plan Fix-It Guide

by Mary Samsa, Todd Solomon, Joseph Urwitz | McDermott Will & Emery on 3/12/2013

On February 21, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) added to its “self-help” resources a new “403(b) Plan Fix-It Guide” to provide guidance more specifically directed at 403(b) plan sponsors that identify qualification...more

Business News Digest – February 2013

In this issue: - What You Need to Know About the Proposed Maryland Investment Tax Credit for Cybersecurity - Trade Secret Legislation May Increase Infringement Claims and Lead to a Private Right of Action -...more

The IRS's Retirement Plan Correction Program Has Been Updated and Expanded

by Steven J. Friedman, Stefanie Kastrinsky | Littler on 2/18/2013

On December 31, 2012, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2013-12, which updates and expands the IRS's Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) – the IRS's "fix-it" program for retirement plan errors. Every few years,...more

The IRS Releases Revised Retirement Plan Correction Program

by Kevin J. Hogan, Marvin S. ("Bucky") Swift, Jr. | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 2/7/2013

On New Year’s Eve, the IRS issued its long-awaited update to the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) in Revenue Procedure 2013-12. The EPCRS is an important IRS program that plan sponsors use to correct...more

Monthly Benefits Update - January 2013

by Daniel R. Salemi | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 2/4/2013

In This Issue: - Health & Welfare Plans ..Health Care Reform: IRS Issues Proposed “Pay or Play” Regulations ..Health Care Reform: IRS Issues FAQs on Various ACA Issues ..HHS Issues Final HIPAA Regulations...more

IRS Updates and Expands Qualification Correction Program

by Lisa H. Barton, Brian J. Dougherty, Carly Grey, Gregory Needles, R. Randall Tracht | Morgan Lewis on 1/31/2013

New provisions for correcting operational and plan document errors take effect on April 1. On December 31, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated its Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) through...more

IRS Releases Revised Retirement Plan Correction Program Including Important New Guidance For 403(b) Plans

by David Rosner, C. John Wentzell, Jr. | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/16/2013

On December 31, 2012, as Times Square in New York was getting ready to drop the crystal ball, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) dropped long-awaited guidance regarding retirement plan corrections in the form of Revenue...more

New and Improved Retirement Plan Correction Program Includes Crucial 403(b) Relief

by David Rosner, C. John Wentzell, Jr. | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/16/2013

On December 31, 2012, as Times Square in New York was getting ready to drop the crystal ball, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) dropped long-awaited guidance regarding retirement plan corrections in the form of Revenue...more

IRS Updates Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System

by Kary Crassweller, Lisa Loesel, Mary Samsa | McDermott Will & Emery on 1/14/2013

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently updated the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS), the comprehensive system of correction programs for sponsors of qualified retirement plans. The components of EPCRS...more

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