The American Retirement Association wrote to the Internal Revenue Service asking for the expansion of the Self Correction Program (SCP) under the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) in response to Revenue Procedure 2018-4 and Revenue Procedure 2016-51. (more…)
The American Retirement Association wrote to the Internal Revenue Service expressing concern with the recent revision of the user fees for the Voluntary Correction Program (VCP) submissions under the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) as announced in Revenue Procedure 2018-4. (more…)
The American Retirement Association wrote to the Internal Revenue Service to request for relief for taxpayers and service providers adversely affected by Hurricane Harvey. Specifically, American Retirement Association asked for hardship distribution relief and Form 5500 filing deadline relief patterned on past IRS announcements in the wake of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. (more…)
On July 24, 2017, the ASPPA College of Pension Actuaries (ACOPA) wrote to the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Treasury to recommend an alternative for projecting variable interest credit rates in cash balance plans for testing purposes. (more…)
The American Retirement Association wrote to the Internal Revenue Service to recommend an order of priority for Retirement Benefit items to be included on the 2017-2018 Priority Guidance Plan in response to IRS Notice 2017-28. (more…)
The American Retirement Association wrote to the Internal Revenue Service to provide recommendations on mid-year safe harbor amendments in response to IRS Notice 2016-16. The American Retirement Association recommended that the guidance contained in IRS Notice 2016-16 be expanded further in six specific areas. (more…)
The American Retirement Association wrote to the Internal Revenue Service to provide recommendations relating to the substantiation and documentation of hardship distributions and participant loans and to highlight the need for formal guidance from the Service on these issues. (more…)
The American Retirement Association wrote to the Internal Revenue Service to request for relief for taxpayers and service providers adversely affected by Hurricane Matthew. Specifically, American Retirement Association asked for hardship distribution relief and Form 5500 filing deadline relief patterned on past IRS announcements in the wake of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. (more…)
The American Retirement Association wrote the Office of Management and Budget to express concerns the Internal Revenue Service’s July 7, 2016 submission to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs regarding the 2016 Form 5500 series, including the Form 5500-SUP. The American Retirement Association noted that it submitted written comments to the Service on May...
The American Retirement Association wrote to the Internal Revenue Service to recommend an order of priority for Retirement Benefit items to be included on the 2016-2017 Priority Guidance Plan in response to IRS Notice 2016-26. (more…)
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