Tag: "IRS"
ASPPA Hosts 2013 Great Lakes Benefits Conference in Chicago
The Great Lakes Benefits Conference is a forum to discuss employee benefit issues with colleagues, government representatives and private sector experts. The program will focus on exchanging information and educating attendees about current regulatory, legislative, administrative and actuarial topics.
ASPPA & NTSAA Request Changes to IRS Pre-approved Plans Program
ASPPA’s General Counsel Craig Hoffman issues comment letters to the IRS on their pre-approved plan programs.
ASPPA Presents 2013 Mid-Atlantic Benefits Conference
The Mid-Atlantic Benefits Conference, co-sponsored by ASPPA and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), is a forum covering various topics in retirement planning. The program includes an update on current legislative and regulatory initiatives, as well as guidance on issues in plan administration, compliance, and new practice trends. The conference will also feature sessions covering recent developments in fee disclosure and the state of tax reform.
ASPPA Hosts 2013 Benefits Conference of the South
The Benefits Conference of the South, sponsored by ASPPA is a forum for in-depth discussion on the state of pensions, employee benefits, and retirement planning. A diverse group of retirement plan professionals—including accountants, actuaries, attorneys, plan administrators and Third Party Administrators (TPAs)—join industry experts and regulatory officials to discuss the latest legislative and regulatory activity, as well as industry and practice trends.
Panel Discusses Cash Balance Plans at LABC
The annual Los Angeles Benefits Conference (LABC) was held January 30 – February 1, 2013, in Los Angeles, California. The LABC is unique in that it’s co-sponsored by the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA) and the Western Pension & Benefits Council (WP&BC).
IRS Defined Contribution Q&A Recap
A panel of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials from the Employee Plans Rulings and Agreements and Examinations units held an interactive question and answer session at the 2013 Los Angeles Benefits Conference that focused on defined contribution plans.
ASPPA Hosts Los Angeles Benefits Conference
Retirement professionals and government officials meet to discuss regulatory, legislative, and administrative issues in the retirement arena. Participants include accountants, attorneys, actuaries, benefits & HR directors, investment professionals, and third party administrators.
ASPPA Members Ask the Experts
Joshua Gotbaum, Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) braved Hurricane Sandy and opened the impromptu “Ask the Experts” session by commenting on a recent 2011 Gallup survey which he described as “terrifying.” According to the survey, more than three-quarters of Americans between the ages of 30 and 49 are very concerned about the adequacy of their retirement savings. Gotbaum pointed out that ASPPA members and the PBGC have a job in common: encouraging private retirement savings.
Keeping Current with Ferenczy and Watson
While the winds from hurricane Sandy swirled outside, members of the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) met at National Harbor for their annual conference. Monday’s sessions began with the annual update on regulation, legislation and guidance changes, as well as a look at litigation involving employee benefit plans from the past year…
2012 ASPPA Annual Conference Closes with IRS Q & A
The arrival of Hurricane Sandy and Halloween resulted in an eerie combination that closed a truly thrilling 2012 ASPPA Annual Conference. Benefits experts Donald J. Kieffer, Jr. and Ingrid M. Grinde from the IRS and William M. Evans from the Department of the Treasury delivered “tricks and treats” while responding to questions from Ilene H. Ferenczy, Robert M. Richter, and moderator Sal Tripodi during General Session 6.
