From the 2010 outset of its project to extend ERISA fiduciary status broadly to financial intermediaries, including insurance agents, the US Department of Labor (DOL) has consistently relied on the evolution of the private...more
Since 1996, the US Department of Labor granted more than 1,200 individual exemptions from the ERISA prohibited transaction rules.
One of the distinctive features of ERISA is its prohibition, in ERISA section 406 as a...more
1/5/2022
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In Rev. Rul. 2019-19, which was issued on August 14, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) took another small step in its undertaking to address tax issues raised by missing or unresponsive retirement plan participants. The...more
The legal standards for broker-dealer firms (BDs) and their representatives, particularly in the retirement market, continue to be in flux. BDs were among those most affected by the promulgation in 2016 of the Department of...more
On September 18, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2018-74, which updated the safe harbor guidance that employers may use to comply with the notice requirements under section 402(f) of the Internal...more
In a recent memorandum opinion, the Tax Court ruled that the economic benefit provided to a business principal from life insurance purchased by the business through an Internal Revenue Code section 419A(f)(6)...more
In Notice 2018-67, released on August 21, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sought comments and provided interim guidance on changes in the calculation of unrelated business income tax (UBIT) enacted in the Tax Cuts...more
8/28/2018
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UBTI
In a February 2018 memorandum to its Employee Plans examiners, the IRS National Office extended to section 403(b) programs the audit guidelines for required minimum distribution (RMD) failures due to missing participants and...more
In Rev. Rul. 2014-24, scheduled for publication on September 8, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (the Service) substantially completed its pending guidance on Rev. Rul. 81-100 group trusts by permanently authorizing the...more
The Treasury and the IRS offered two pieces of highly anticipated guidance on July 18 that are particularly relevant to the life insurance industry. ...more
7/24/2014
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Variable Annuities
The practice of offering lump-sum distributions has become increasingly popular among defined benefit plan sponsors looking to decrease volatility or other defined benefit plan risks. In some situations, plan sponsors offer...more