ASPPA’s Brian Graff responds to a tax reform proposal that would throw out the tax code and start with a blank slate .
Takeaways from the Latest Washington Update
Judy Miller provides an update on retirement related legislative and regulatory activities in Washington to the ACOPA Advanced Actuarial Conference.
ASPPA & NTSA 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.
PBS Frontline’s View of Retirement Industry as Commodity is Dead Wrong
ASPPA’s Brian Graff responds to the PBS Frontline’s ‘The Retirement Gamble’ program touted to be an ‘eye opening investigation of a financial services industry that may be draining your retirement savings with every passing year.’
ASPPA Urges Lawmakers to Oppose 401(k) Tax
ASPPA CEO Brian H. Graff, comments on a provision in the proposed Marketplace Fairness Act that would harm retirement plans.
ASPPA Requests Transitional Relief & Clarification of Disclosure Deadline
Craig Hoffman, ASPPA’s General Counsel talks about a comments filed with the Department of Labor requesting a one-time transitional realignment period for providing the “second round” of participant notices required under ERISA Reg. §2550.404a-5.
Tax Reform Should Not Harm Main Street’s Retirement Plan
Brian H. Graff, CEO of ASPPA talks about new research estimates that show retirement tax incentives benefit American workers.
ASPPA Applauds Introduction of Senate Committee’s SEAL Act
Brian H. Graff CEO of ASPPA issues a statement of support for Senate’s “Shrinking Emergency Account Losses in 401(k) Savings Act” of 2013 (SEAL Act) filed today in the U.S. Senate.
ASPPA Demands Interagency Coordination on Multiple Employer Plan Reporting
The following is a statement from Craig P. Hoffman, General Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs of ASPPA to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requesting clarification and transitional relief for filling of Forms 5500 and 8955-SSA for multiple employer plans obligated to report under both the ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).