The DOL issued final 408(b)(2) regulations on February 3, 2012. These regulations provide modifications to the interim final regulations issued in 2010 (see ErisaALERT 2010-11). This ErisaALERT will discuss some of the modifications. We will provide a more extensive discussion at some point in the future. The modifications Effective date – The effective date has […]
2012 archive, 408b2, covered service provider, Disclosure, DOL, fee disclosure, Fee TransparencyForm W-2 Reporting The Affordable Care Act required informational reporting of the aggregate cost of employer sponsored group health plan coverage beginning with 2012 W-2s issued in January 2013 (ErisaALERT 2011-5 and ErisaALERT 2011-14). The IRS provides new guidance in Notice 2012-9 which restates and supersedes previous guidance. In this latest Notice, the IRS clarifies […]
2012 archive, ACA, w-2 reportingEmployee benefit compliance is often viewed as a necessary evil; it is tedious, boring and complicated but if your plans are selected for audit, the process can be a nightmare if you are not prepared. A recent Towers Watson Retirement Plan Governance Survey revealed that 73% of respondents indicated regulatory complexity will be among the […]
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