September/October 2010
  Focus On Target Date Funds
  Is it time for a self audit?
  Diversification of Employer Securities
  Recent Developments

July/August 2010
  HEART Act Clarifications
  Exception to the Early Withdrawal Penalty
  Blackout Period and Notice
  Recent Developments

May/June 2010
  Deadline for Depositing Deferrals
  Safe Harbor 401(k) Notice
  Successor Plan Rule
  Recent Developments

March/April 2010
  An Introduction to Controlled Groups
  Back to Basics: The ADP Test
  Recent Developments

January/February 2010
  Preview of Changes for 2010
  2010 IRS Cost-of-Living Adjustments
  Plan Expenses and Cost Cutting
  Recent Developments

November/December 2009
  Restatement and Amendment Deadlines
  New Non-Spuse Beneficiary Rollover Rules
  Roth IRA Conversion in 2010
  Recent Developments

September/October 2009
  Ending a Nonelective Safe Harbor Contribution
  A Cross-Testing Primer
  Recent Developments

July/August 2009
  Final Automatic Enrollment Regulations: QACA
  Final Automatic Enrollment Regulations: EACA
  Recent Developments

May/June 2009
  Supreme Court Rules in Divorced Beneficiary Case
  Penalty for Failing To Disclose Documents
  Recent Developments

March/April 2009
  Interim Valuation of a Balance Forward Plan
  Save Harbor 401(k) Nonelective Contribution
  Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008
  Recent Developments

January/February 2009
  Qualified Retirement Plan Protection from Creditors
  IRS and Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustments
  Guidance on Missing Participants
  Recent Developments

November/December 2008
  Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan Options for 2009
  The HEART Act
  Recent Develpments

September/October 2008
  Post-severance Compensation Revisited
  Partiial Rollover Rules
  Back to Basics: Blackout Period Notices
  Recent Developments

July/August 2008
  401(k) Supreme Court Case
  EGTRRA Opinion Letters
  Deadline for Depositing Deferrals
  Recent Developments

May/June 2008
  ERISA Disclosure Requirements
  Direct Rollover to a Roth IRA
  QJSA Distributions: A Review
  Recent Developments

March/April 2008
  Automatic Enrollment 2008
  Stretch IRA and Other Options for Spouse Beneficiaries
  Recent Develpments

January/February 2008
  QDIA Final Regulations
  IRS and Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustments
  2008: A Year of Change
  Recent Developments

November/December 2007
  Safe Harbor 401(k) or QACA for 2008?
  Charitable Donation IRAs
  Missed RMD Payments
  Recent Developments

September/October 2007
  Final Roth Distribution Regulations
  Final Roth Tracking Period and Reporting Rules
  Recent Develpments

July/August 2007
  Changes to the Distribution Notice
  Interim Final Guidance on QDROs
  Final 415 Regulations
  Recent Developments

March/April 2007
  PPA Changes for 2007
  Plan Statement Guidance from DOL
  A Closer Look at Two PPA Changes
  Recent Developments

January/February 2007
  Current Automatic Enrollment Rules
  IRS and Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustments
  New Automatic Enrollment Rules Starting in 2008
  Recent Developments

November/December 2006
  The Pension Protection Act of 2006
  Form 5500 Update
  PPA Disclosures and Notices
  Recent Developments

September/October 2006
  Highlights of the EPCRS Changes
  Eligibility Rules Part 1: Hours of Service
  Eligibility Rules Part 2: Elapsed Time
  Recent Developments

July/August 2006
  Federal Tax Withholding on Retirement Plan Distributions
  A Review of Distribution Notices
  The Medical Expense Hardship Distribution
  Recent Developments

May/June 2006
  Proposed Regulations for Roth 401(k) Distributions
  Recap: Post-severance Compensation
  A New Definition of "Dependent"
  Recent Developments

March/April 2006
  Final Roth 401(k) Regulations Issued
  Katrina Distributions Impact Nationwide
  Recent Develpments

January/February 2006
  Final 401(k) Regulations Effective in 2006
  IRS and Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustments
  Roth 401(k) Basics
  Recent Developments

November/December 2005
  Required Minimum Distribution Rules
  Circular 230: Changes to Written Advice
  IRS Proposes Electronic Communication Standards
  Recent Developments

September/October 2005
  Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan for 2006
  Provide Plan Documents in a Timely Manner
  Using Severance Compensation for Qualified Plan
  Recent Developments

July/August 2005
  Bankruptcy and Retirement Plans in 2005
  IRS Provides Guide to Audit Process
  Proposed Roth 401(k) Regulations
  Recent Developments

May/June 2005
  Final 401(k) Regulations: An Overview for Plan Sponsors
  Elective Deferrals for Sole Proprietors and Partners
  Coverage Testing and the Coverage Transition Rule
  Recent Developments

March/April 2005
  Satisfying Top-heavy Requirements: It's All in the Design
  The Three-legged Stool in Transition
  All about RBDs ("required beginning date"
  Recent Developments

January/February 2005
  Final Rules for Automatic Rollovers
  IRS and Social Security Cost of living Adjustments
  DOL Guidance on Missing Participants
  Recent Developments

November/December 2004
  Safe Harbor Plans for 2005
  Top-Heavy Rules for Safe Harbor Plans
  Examples of Safe Harbor 401(k) Formulas

September/October 2004
  Allocating Plan Expenses in 2004
  Automatic Enrollment Rules Clarified
  Husband and Wife Sole Proprietors-Controlled Group Rules

July/August 2004
  Automatic Rollovers May Ease Missing Participant Problem
  Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004
  IRS Attacks Insurance Policy Abuse in Pension Plans
  EGTRRA Restatements are Coming - But Not Quite Yet

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