In an announcement issued by President Barack Obama and Secretary Tim Geithner on September 5, 2009, titled Retirement Security for American Families, the administration outlined a broad array of new initiatives designed to complement the president's major retirement-related legislative proposals.
According to the announcement, recent steps taken by the Department of Treasury will expand opportunities for automatic enrollment in 401(k) and other retirement savings plans (including SIMPLE IRAs), make it easier for more than 100 million families to save a portion or all of their tax refunds, enable workers to convert their unused vacation or other similar leave into additional retirement savings, and help workers and their employers better understand the available options for tax-favored retirement saving through clear, easy-to-understand language.
(August 26, 2024) On August 26, 2024, the IRS posted a revised version of the…
On July 18, 2024, the Treasury Department and IRS issued highly anticipated final required minimum…
(July 18, 2024) The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final…
(June 20, 2024) The IRS has published IRS Notice 2024-55 providing guidance on emergency personal…
(May 9, 2024) The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2024-25 to announce the 2025 cost-of-living adjustments…
(May 4, 2024) On May 3, 2024, the IRS issued Fact Sheet 2024-19 containing FAQs relating…
(April 26, 2024) On April 25, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) published final regulations…
(April 16, 2024) On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, the IRS issued Notice 2024-35 providing transition…
On January 18, 2024, the IRS posted a revised version of the 2023 Instructions for…
On December 20, 2023, the IRS published its first substantive guidance concerning the numerous changes…
(December 20, 2023) Just in time for the holiday season, the IRS has published its…
(December 12, 2023) The IRS has posted the 2024 versions of Form W-4P, Withholding Certificate…
(November 1, 2022) On November 1, 2023, the IRS issued IRS Notice 2023-75 to announce…
(November 1, 2023) On October 31, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) published its highly…
(October 12, 2023) The Social Security Administration has announced in a press release that the…
(August 25, 2023) The IRS has issued Notice 2023-62 which provides for an “administrative transition…
(July 14, 2023) On Friday, July 14, 2023, the IRS issued Notice 2023-54 providing transition…
(June 23, 2023) Following the May 11, 2023, announcement of the end of the COVID-19…
(May 16, 2023) The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2023-23 to announce the 2024 cost-of-living adjustments…
(March 7, 2023) On March 7, 2023, the IRS issued Notice 2023-23 providing relief to…
(February 24, 2023) Disaster-area taxpayers in most of California and parts of Alabama and Georgia now…
(February 24, 2023) This story was updated following the release of news release IR-2023-33. (January 24,…
(December, 30, 2022) On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of…
(December 23, 2022) Following months of speculation, SECURE Act 2.0 was passed by Congress on Friday,…
(December 16, 2022) The long-awaited final version of the 2023 Form W-4R was released by…
(December 14, 2022) As has become the norm in recent years, Congress is once again…
(October 21, 2022) On October 21, 2022, the IRS issued IRS Notice 2022-55 to announce the…
(October 13, 2022) The Social Security Administration has announced in a press release that the…
As has been discussed in numerous conferences and trade journal articles, many beneficiaries of deceased…
(September 19, 2022) On September 16, 2022, the IRS posted a draft 2023 Form W-4R, Withholding…
(September 13, 2022) The deadline for making Traditional and Roth IRA contributions as well as…
(September 8, 2022) On September 8, 2022, Senate Finance Committee Chair and Ranking Member, Senator…
(September 6, 2022) The IRS has posted additional guidance to address outstanding questions relating to the…
(August 3, 2022) With the release of Notice 2022-33 today, the IRS has announced the…
(July 15, 2022) On July 12, 2022, HR 8331 was introduced by Representative Warren Davidson…
(April 29, 2022) The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2022-24 to announce the 2023 cost-of-living adjustments…
(April 28, 2022) On April 28, 2022, the IRS posted an updated version of the…
(March 30, 2022) Just when you think Congress cannot agree on anything, they surprise you.…
(March 29, 2022) When the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA)…
(March 15, 2022) On March 14, 2022, Announcement 2022-06 was issued by the Internal Revenue…
Join us for a webcast on Wednesday, March 9th at 2 pm (CT) On February 23,…
(February 23, 2022) The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued proposed regulations relating to required…
Join us for a webcast on Tuesday, March 1st at 1 pm (CT) The new year…
(February 4, 2022) In recent days, Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) has introduced in the…
(January 21, 2022) “Affected taxpayers" who are victims of certain federally declared disasters are eligible…
(January 18, 2022) On January 18, 2022, the IRS released Notice 2022-6 (modifying and superseding Revenue…
(January 11, 2022) “Affected taxpayers" who are victims of certain federally declared disasters are eligible…
(January 7, 2022) The IRS has posted the 2021 version of Publication 590-A, Contributions to Individual…
(January 4, 2022) The IRS has posted the long-awaited final version of the 2022 Form…
(January 4, 2022) “Affected taxpayers" who are victims of certain federally declared disasters are eligible…
(December 30, 2021) “Affected taxpayers" who are victims of certain federally declared disasters are eligible…
(December 23, 2021) “Affected taxpayers" who are victims of certain federally declared disasters are eligible…
(December 20, 2021) “Affected taxpayers" who are victims of certain federally declared disasters are eligible…
(December 16, 2021) “Affected taxpayers" who are victims of certain federally declared disasters are eligible…
(November 19, 2021) After months of roller coaster negotiations, the House Democrats recently reached consensus…
(November 17, 2021) “Affected taxpayers" who are victims of certain federally declared disasters are eligible…
(November 8, 2021) In response to industry feedback, the IRS has decided to push-back the…
(November 4, 2021) On November 4, 2021, the IRS issued IRS Notice 2021-61 to announce the…
(November 3, 2021) “Affected taxpayers" who are victims of certain federally declared disasters are eligible…
UPDATED (October 27, 2021)(Originally posted on September 14, 2021) (Original article was posted on September…
(October 13, 2021) The Social Security Administration has announced in a news release that the…
Join us for a webcast on Wednesday, October 6th @ 2PM (CT) While the national spotlight…
(September 17, 2021) After 40 hours of debate, over a four-day period, the House Ways…
(July 27, 2021) The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a brief FAQ concerning implementation…
(July 23, 2021) The IRS has issued proposed regulations (REG-102951-16) that would amend rules for…
(July 19, 2021) The IRS Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) permits any plan sponsor…
(June 2, 2021) On May 27, 2021, Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Michael Bennet (D-CO),…
(June 1, 2021) On May 27, 2021, the IRS issued WV-2021-01 to provide affected taxpayers"…
(May 24, 2021) On May 20,2021, Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) along with Senator Ben Cardin…
(May 14, 2021) On May 13, 2021 the IRS issued TN-2021-01 to provide affected taxpayers" who…
(May 14, 2021) On May 13, the IRS posted to its website its intention to…
(May 10, 2021) The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2021-25 to announce the 2022 cost-of-living adjustments…
(May 6, 2021) On Wednesday May 5, 2021, the House Ways & Means Committee approved…
(April 30, 2021) On April 29, 2021 the IRS issued News Release KY-2021-01 and News…
(March 30, 2021) With the issuance of News Release IR-2021-67 and Notice 2021-21, the IRS…
(March 26, 2021) On March 26, 2021, the IRS released Announcement 2021-7 notifying taxpayers that…
(March 17, 2021) The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced today in News Release…
(March 10, 2021) UPDATE: On March 10, 2021, the IRS issued News Release LA-2021-02 to provide…
(March 9, 2021) The Form W-4P has been split into two forms for 2022, Form…
(February 25, 2021) On February 22, 2021, the IRS issued News Release IR-2021-43 to provide “affected…
(February, 12, 2021) The IRS has posted the 2020 version of the new Form 8915-E,…
(February 12, 2021) The Department of Labor (DOL) confirmed in a news release on Friday,…
(December 28, 2020) On Sunday December 27, 2020, signed the Covid relief package into law…
(December 28, 2020) UPDATE: President Trump Signed the Covid Relief Package into Law (December 22, 2020) Stretching…
(December 17. 2020) The Department of Labor (DOL) announced on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, that…
(December 8, 2020) On December 7, 2020, the IRS issued final regulations concerning the extended…
(November 17, 2020) The IRS recently published guidance, in the form of Revenue Ruling 2020-23,…
(November 6, 2020) The IRS has posted a preview of the final regulations (TD 9930)…
(October 26, 2020) On October 26, 2020, the IRS issued IRS Notice 2020-79 to announce the 2021cost-of-living…
(October 16, 2020) The IRS has released Revenue Ruling 2020-24 addressing federal income tax withholding and…
(October 16, 2020) The IRS has released Revenue Procedure 2020-46 which modifies and updates Revenue…
(October 13, 2020) The Social Security Administration has announced in a news release that the…
(October 5, 2020) On Thursday, October 1, the House of Representatives passed the Health and…
(September 28, 2020) The IRS has issued final regulations updating the federal income tax withholding…
(Septmeber 2, 2020) On September 2, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-68 providing guidance in…
(August 6, 2020) Notice 2020-62 has been issued by the IRS modifying the safe harbor…
(July 29, 2020) On July 29, 2020, the IRS issued News Release IR-2020-172 as a…
(June 30, 2020) The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that a new proposed class…
(June 29, 2020) In Notice 2020-52, issued on June 29, 2020, the IRS provides guidance…
(June 23, 2020) The IRS has just announced in Notice 2020-51 significant relief for IRA…
(June 19, 2020) The IRS has released Notice 2020-50 to providing details regarding the CARE Act…
(June 5, 2020) In response to various administrative challenges resulting from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the…
(May 28, 2020) On May 28, 2020, the IRS announced in Notice 2020-35 that they…
(May 27, 2020) In response changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of…
(May 27, 2020) The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule on May…
(May 20, 2020) The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2020-32 to announce the 2021 cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs)…
(May 18, 2020) On Friday, May 15th, the House passed the HEROES Act, which has…
(May 12, 2020) On May 12, 2020, the House of Representatives introduced the Health and…
(May 5, 2020) On May 4th, the IRS posted FAQs on its website pertaining to…
(April 29, 2020) The Department of Labor (DOL) today, in concert with several other federal…
(April 11, 2020) On April 10, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-23 that postponed numerous…
(April 11, 2020) On April 10, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-23 to provide taxpayer…
(April 10, 2020) On Thursday, April 9, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-23 providing expanded…
(April 10, 2020) The IRS has posted to its website a notification that the IRS’s…
(March 27, 2020) On Friday, March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was signed into law…
(March 27, 2020) A few minutes ago, the House of Representatives passed the Coronavirus Aid,…
(March 26, 2020) The Senate unanimously passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act…
(March 27, 2020) UPDATE: Earlier today, the House of Representatives passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,…
(March 25, 2020) On March 24, 2020, the IRS posted FAQs on its website related…
(March 21, 2020) On March 20, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-18 officially extending the…
(March 20, 2020) On March 20, 2020, at the direction of President Trump, Treasury Secretary…
UPDATE: On March 20, 2020, at the direction of President Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced…
UPDATE: On March 20, 2020, at the direction of President Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin…
(March 11, 2020) On March 11, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-15 stating that high deductible…
(March 3, 2020) The IRS recently posted a Fact Sheet, FS-2020-04, to its website that…
(February 21, 2020) The IRS has posted the 2019 version of Publication 590-B, Distributions from Individual…
(February 20, 2020) The IRS posted a final version of the 2020 Instructions for Forms 1099-R…
UPDATE: The IRS posted posted a final version of the 2020 Instructions for Forms 1099-R…
(February 11, 2020) The IRS has posted the 2019 version of Publication 590-A, Contributions to…
UPDATE: The IRS has released a second draft version of the 2020 Instructions for Forms…
(January 24, 2020) On January 24, 2020, the IRS issued IRS Notice 2020-06 providing guidance…
(December 20, 2019) On Friday, December 20, 2019, the SECURE Act was signed into law…
(December 19, 2019) The House of Representatives and Senate have passed an appropriations package to…
(December 16, 2019) By end of day on Monday, December 16, 2019 it was official—Congress…
(November 8, 2019) The IRS has issued proposed regulations [REG-132210-18] and a notice of public…
(November 6, 2019) On November 6, 2019, the IRS issued Notice 2019-59 to announce the…
(October 11, 2019) The Social Security Administration has announced in a news release that the…
(August 15, 2019) On August 14, 2019, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2019-19, which addresses…
(July 5, 2019) On July 3, 2019, the IRS published proposed regulations [REG-1215008-18] in response…
(July 19, 2019) On July 19, 2019, the IRS issued Notice 2019-45 expanding the list…
(June 25, 2019) On June 24, 2019, President Trump signed an Executive Order on health…
(May 31, 2019) On May 31, 2019, the IRS issued proposed treasury regulation [REG–132240–15] regarding…
(May 28, 2019) The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2019-25 to announce the 2020 cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs)…
(May 23, 2019) On May 23, 2019 the full House overwhelmingly passed H.R. 1994, the…
(May 14, 2019) On May 14, 2019, Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) along with Senator Ben…
(May 14, 2019) On May 13, 2019, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, introduced The Retirement Parity…
(April 3, 2019) On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, the House Ways & Means Committee approved…
(April 2, 2019) On April 1, 2019, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and…
(April 1, 2019) On March 29, 2019 the Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal…
(January 28, 2019) The IRS has posted the Publication 590-B, Distributions from Individual Retirement Arrangements…
(January 17, 2019) On January 15, 2019, Representative Pete Olson (R-TX) introduced legislation that if…
(January 2, 2019) The IRS has posted 2019 versions of Forms 1099-R and 5498, as…
(January 2, 2019) The IRS has posted Publication 590-A, Contributions to Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs)…
(December 21, 2018) The IRS has posted the 2019 versions of Form 1099-R, Distributions From…
(December 19, 2019) The deadline for making IRA contributions (i.e., regular contributions, spousal contributions and…
(November 29, 2018) On November 26, 2018, the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin…
(November 14, 2018) The Treasury Department has released proposed regulations addressing hardship withdrawals from 401(k)…
(November 1, 2018) On November 1, 2018, the IRS issued Notice 2018-83 to announce the…
(October 23, 2018) As anticipated, on October 22, 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued…
(October 17, 2018) The IRS has issued proposed regulations [REG-118826-16] relating to penalties for failure to…
(October 16, 2018) The IRS has issued several pronouncements which provide retirement plan (including IRA)…
(October 11, 2018) The Social Security Administration has announced in a news release that the…
(October 5, 2018) On September 28, 2018, the IRS released in Revenue Procedure (Rev. Proc.)…
(September 18, 2018) Notice 2018-74 has been issued by the IRS modifying the safe harbor explanations…
(September 15, 2018) The IRS has issued several pronouncements which provide retirement plan (including IRA)…
(September 11, 2018) On Monday, September 10, 2018, House Republicans unveiled a package of legislative…
(September 4, 2018) President Trump, on Friday, August 31, 2018, signed an Executive Order stipulating…
(July 13, 2018) On July 11, 2018, Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Susan Collins (R-ME)…
(July 6, 2018) The IRS has posted the 2018 version Form 5498, IRA Contribution Information.…
(June 3, 2018) On May 31, 2018, the IRS published proposed Treasury regulations (REG-102951-16) that…
(May 29, 2018) UPDATE: Notice 2018-90 extended relief to payments made before the earlier of Janaury…
(May 11, 2018) The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2018-30 to announce the 2019 cost-of-living adjustments…
(April 26, 2018) The Internal Revenue Service has announced that the maximum contribution amount for…
(April 18, 2018) The Internal Revenue Service announced yesterday that it is providing taxpayers an…
(March 19, 2018) Eligibility to contribute to a health savings account (HSA) is, in part,…
(March 19, 2018) In a decision that caught at least some industry observers by surprise,…
(March 16, 2018) The IRS has posted a 2017 version of the new Form 8915B,…
(March 15, 2018) Yesterday, Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Ron Kind (D-WI) introduced a companion…
(March 13, 2018) On Friday, March 9, 2018, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Senator Ron…
(March 5, 2018) The IRS has announced, in Revenue Procedure 2018-18, that the maximum 2018…
(March 5, 2018) The IRS has posted Publication 969, Health Savings Accounts and Other Tax-Favored…
(March 5, 2018) The IRS has posted a new publication, Publication 976, Disaster Relief, to…
(March 1, 2018) The IRS has posted the 2017 version of Publication 590-A, Contributions from…
(February 28, 2018) The IRS has posted 2016 and 2017 versions of the new Form…
(February 12, 2018) To the surprise of many within the retirement services industry, the 620-page…
(February 7, 2018) The IRS has posted the 2017 version of Publication 590-B, Distributions from…
(February 6, 2018) In News Release IR-2018-19, the IRS announced today that the Tax Cuts…
(February 5, 2018) The IRS is expected to post final versions of the following taxpayer…
(January 31, 2018) The deadline for making Traditional and Roth IRA contributions as well as…
(January 18, 2018) The IRS has updated the IRA FAQs-Recharacterization of IRA Contributions on its website to…
(January 12, 2018) A back-door Roth IRA contribution whereby an individual who is not eligible…
(December 29,2017) There has been confusion surrounding the effective date of the provision in the…
(Updated December 22, 2017) President Trump signed the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act into law…
(November 29, 2017) As anticipated, the Department of Labor (DOL) has recently announced a further…
(October 19, 2017) On October 19, 2017, the IRS issued Notice 2017-64 to announce the…
(October 2, 2017) On September 29, 2017, President Trump signed into law the Disaster Tax Relief…
(September 29, 2017) On September 28, 2017, the House of Representatives and Senate both passed…
(September 19, 2017) The IRS has issued several pronouncements which provide retirement plan (including IRA)…
(September 18, 2017) The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued News Release 17-1297-NAT which provides guidance or…
(September 16, 2017) On September 16, 2017, the IRS posted updated model IRA document language…
(September 13, 2017) The IRS has issued Announcement 2017-13 that provides potential retirement-plan specific relief to Hurricane…
(September 5, 2017) The Department of Labor (DOL) has released a set of Frequently Asked…
(September 5, 2017) The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued News Release 17-216-NAT which provides guidance for…
(September 5, 2017) The IRS has issued several pronouncements which provide relief to victims of…
(July 28, 2017) Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that…
(May 4, 2017) The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2017-37 to announce the 2018 cost-of-living adjustments…
(April 5, 2017) On Tuesday, April 4, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) released information…
(March 1, 2017) The Department of Labor (DOL) today released a notice of proposed rulemaking…
(December 13, 2016) The IRS has posted the final version of the 2017 Instructions for…
(December 7, 2016) The deadline for making Traditional and Roth IRA contributions as well as…
(October 27, 2016) Today, the Department of Labor (DOL) released the first in a series…
(October 27, 2016) The IRS issued Notice 2016-62 today to announce the 2017 cost-of-living adjustments…
(August 30, 2016) In Announcement 2016-30, the IRS outlines specific relief that is potentially available…
(August 25, 2016) Today the United States Department of Labor (DOL) published final rules that…
(August 24, 2016) Earlier today, the IRS published important new guidance concerning rollover relief for…
(May 2, 2016) The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2016-28 to announce the 2017 cost-of-living adjustments…
(April, 6, 2016) On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) released the…
(March 14, 2016) When the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA)…
(January 28, 2016) The White House has released a fact sheet that identifies several proposals…
On Friday, December 18, 2015, Congress presented, and President Obama signed into law, the “Consolidated…
(December 16, 2015) Late last night, the House Ways and Means committee came to an…
(November 16, 2015) The United States Department of Labor (DOL) published a significant package of…
(November 5, 2015) On November 4, 2015, the Treasury Department has announced that the myRA®…
(October 23, 2015) The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)…
On October 21, 2015, the IRS issued News Release IR 2015-118 to announce the 2016…
(May 5, 2015) The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2015-30 to announce the 2016 cost-of-living adjustments…
On Tuesday, April 14, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a sweeping package of…
(December 22, 2014) President Obama signed the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 into law…
(November 10, 2014) The IRS released News Release IR-2014-107 and Announcement 2014-32 as follow-up to…
On October 23, 2014, the IRS issued News Release IR 2014-99 to announce the 2015…
(September 18, 2014) The IRS has released long-awaited guidance in the form of Notice 2014-54…
(July 17, 2014) On July 17, 2014, the House of Representatives passed the America Gives…
(July 11, 2014) As part of its ongoing initiative to change its enforcement policy with…
(July 2, 2014) On July 2nd the Treasury released final regulations relating to the use…
(June 19, 2014) Convergent has recently learned from IRS officials that the IRSs position outlined…
(June 12, 2014) On June 12, 2014, the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously that…
(April 23, 2014) The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2014-30 to announce the 2015 cost-of-living adjustments…
(April 17, 2014) The Social Security Administration has announced that the Social Security Administration will…
(April 4, 2014) The IRS has released Notice 2014-19 which provides guidance on the prospective…
(April 3, 2014) The U.S. Department of Treasury and the IRS has issued Revenue Procedure…
(March 27, 2014) Included in the March 27, 2014, edition of the IRSs Employee Plan…
(March 20, 2014) The IRS released Announcement 2014-15 today announcing that the agency intends to…
The Treasury Department has posted information on its TreasuryDirect website regarding the myRA (my Retirement…
A recent decision from the United States Tax Court regarding the 12-month rollover rule is…
As part of the 2014 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama pledged to…
On October 31, 2013, the IRS issued News Release IR 2013-86 to announce the 2014…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has announced it has scheduled the release of the September…
On September 18, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's) Employer Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)…
On August, 29, 2013, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)…
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration released Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2013-02…
On Wednesday, June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court ruled on theUnited States v.…
On June 19, 2013, the House Financial Services Committee passed the Retail Investor Protection Act…
When the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) was enacted the…
On May 2, 2013, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2013-25 to announce the 2014 cost-of-living…
As part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ARTA), the IRA option for…
H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) has been passed by both…
On November 20, 2012, the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration issued a news…
On November 16, 2012, the IRS released Announcement 2012-44 providing potential relief to Hurricane Sandy…
The IRS has issued numerous news releases which grant tax relief for victims of Hurricanes…
On October 18, 2012, the IRS issued News Release IR 2012-77 to announce the 2013…
In Revenue Procedure 2012-35, the IRS announced that the IRS's letter forwarding program is no…
A modified version of the Middle Class Tax Cut Act (S. 3412), which was recently…
Senators on both sides of the aisle have recently introduced tax bills that include a…
As a direct result of the Madoff scandal, the IRS has focused considerable compliance efforts…
According to several reports released in recent years by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax…
The U.S. Department of Labors Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued guidance intended to…
On May 7, 2012, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board issued final regulations pertaining to…
On April 27, 2012, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2012-26 to announce the 2013 cost-of-living…
Mr. Ben Norquist, Founder and President of Convergent Retirement Plan Solutions, was recently interviewed for…
The IRS has posted the 2012 Form 5498. Included in the updated participant instructions are…
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 that was signed into law on February…
On February 13, 2012, President Obama released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2013. While…
Over time the use of annuities and other lifetime income in retirement plans has been…
On February 2, 2012, the Department of Labors Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued final…
The deadline for making Traditional and Roth IRA contributions for tax year 2011 is Tuesday,…
On October 20, 2011, the IRS issued News Release IR 2011-103 to announce the 2012…
The Department of Labor has announced that it will re-propose its rule on the definition…
The U.S. Department of Labors (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration EBSA issued Technical Release 2011-03…
The IRS has issued numerous news releases which grant tax relief for victims of Hurricane…
The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued a final rule that…
"Automatic-Enrollment IRAs; Coming to a Business Near You" recently authored by Ben Norquist, CPC, CISP…
On June 1, 20111, the Department of Labors (DOL's) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) published…
As part of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act, the IRA…
On Friday, December 17, 2010, President Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and…
On Monday, December 6, 2010, President Obama announced that his administration had reached a tentative…
The deadline for making Traditional and Roth IRA contributions for tax year 2010 is April…
As anticipated, the IRS has issued additional guidance on the new in-plan Roth conversion option…
The IRS has posted to its website information regarding "in-plan conversions", including information as to…
On October 21, 2010, the Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued new…
H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, was signed into law by President…
H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, has been passed by both the…
On July 15, 2010, the Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued interim…
The IRS recently issued Revenue Procedure 2010-22 to announce the 2011 cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) applicable…
Due to recent storms and flooding, President Obama has declared several counties in Massachusetts, Rhode…
On Friday, February 26th, 2010, the Department of Labor issued proposed investment advice regulations. The…
Mr. Ben Norquist, Founder and President of Convergent Retirement Plan Solutions, was recently interviewed for…
On September 24, 2009, the IRS issued time-sensitive guidance concerning the 2009 waiver of the…
In an announcement issued by President Barack Obama and Secretary Tim Geithner on September 5,…
Notice 2009-75, released on September 8, 2009, describes the federal income tax consequences of rollovers…
On June 22, 2009, President Obama signed H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco…
Mr. Ben Norquist, Founder and President of Convergent Retirement Plan Solutions, was recently interviewed for…
Mr. Ben Norquist, Founder and President of Convergent Retirement Plan Solutions, participated on a panel…
Mr. Ben Norquist, Founder and President of Convergent Retirement Plan Solutions, along with Beverly Flaxington,…
H.R 2814, proposed by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), would eliminate the $100,000 conversion income limit…
Final regulations regarding automatic enrollment arrangements were published February 24th, 2009. These regulations affect 401(k),…
Imminent changes to the Roth IRA rules will open the door to more than $1…
Convergent and Archimedes Systems, Inc. of Waltham, MA, announced today that they have jointly developed…
Final investment advice regulations were published in theFederal Registeron January 21, 2009, but not before…
On Friday, January 09, 2009, the IRS released Notice 2009-9. The notice provides guidance to…
H.R. 7327, the Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 was signed into law…
Treasury Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs Kevin Fromer explained in a letter to Congressman George…
H.R. 7327, the Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 is awaiting President Bush's…
On Thursday, December 11, 2008, the U.S. Senate passed pension relief legislation affecting both IRAs…
On Thursday, December 11, 2008, the IRS issued Notice 2009-3 providing temporary relief during 2009…
On August 22, 2008, the Department of Labor (DOL) published three significant documents pertaining to…
Brainerd, MN - July 10, 2008 - Convergent Retirement Plan Solutions, LLC announced that it…
On June 17, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief…
Mr. Ben Norquist, President and CEO of Convergent Retirement Plan Solutions, will be among industry…
On April 30, 2008, the IRS released Announcement 2008-44 which allows for Economic Stimulus Payments…
On March 5, 2008, the IRS released Notice 2008-30. This notice contains guidance on distribution-related…
On November 27, 2007, the IRS issued the much-anticipated, follow-up 403(b) guidance in the form…
On October 24, 2007, the Department of Labor (DOL) published the long-awaited final regulations on…
On July 23, 2007, the IRS issued the much anticipated final 403(b) regulations. The final…
On April 27, 2007, the IRS released final regulations on the distribution and taxation of…
On April 4, 2007, the IRS issued final regulations governing Internal Revenue Code Section (IRC…
On January 10, 2007, the IRS released IRS Notice 2007-7. This notice contains guidance on…
On December 20, 2006, President Bush signed the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of…
On August 17, 2006, President Bush signed the Pension Protection Act of 2006 into law.…
President Bush signed The Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunities (HERO) Act (H.R. 1499) into law on…
On May 17, 2006 , President Bush signed the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act…
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved final rules that will raise the deposit insurance…
Washington, DC -- Legislation has been introduced by U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Democrat…
The Employee Plans division of the IRS has announced that it is offering employers with…
Ben Norquist, CPC, CISP, president of Convergent Retirement Plan Solutions, LLC will present "Beyond Investments:…
Convergent Retirement Plan Solutions, LLC of Brainerd, MN, and Archimedes Systems, Inc. of Waltham, MA,…
Following months of industry anticipation, the IRS issued final Roth 401(k) regulations on December 30,…
On December 21, 2004 , President Bush signed theGulf Opportunity Zone Act (GOZA) of 2005.…
The IRS has released Notice 2005-92 to offer guidance on the changes brought about by…
The IRS has released temporary regulations to address the issue of determining the fair market…
In Revenue Ruling 2005-36 , the IRS has helped to eliminate some of the about…
Carol Gold, director of Employee Plans, Tax-Exempt and Government Entities Division , recently informed the…
The Roth IRA took the retirement world by storm in 1998 with benefits such as…
In response to requests from financial organizations, recordkeepers and plan participants the Department of Labor…
March 28, 2005 is the effective date for the new safe-harbor rollover requirements forcing employers…