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January 2, 2024IRS Issues New Mortality Table Regulations Effective January 1, 2024
November 4, 2023
SOA Releases Mortality Improvement Scale MP-2019
When the Society of Actuaries (SOA) released the RP-2014 mortality table in 2014, they included mortality improvement scale MP-2014. The purpose of this scale is to reflect mortality improvement into...
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PBGC Releases Latest Projections
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) released its fiscal 2018 projections report in August 2019. The PBGC operates insurance programs for Single-Employer and Multiemployer pension plans and...
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Changes to the ACA Affordability Standard for 2020
Recently, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure Bulletin 2019-29, which decreases the affordability percentage under the Employer Mandate. The “affordability standard” is a component of ACA that is...
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New GASB Exposure Draft Would Alter 457 Plan Reporting
The Governmental Accounting Standards Boards (GASB) released a new exposure draft in June 2019 entitled “Internal Revenue Code Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plans That Meet the Definition of a...
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New SOA Mortality Tables for Private Sector Retirement Plans
Last month (May 2019), the Society of Actuaries (SOA) released an exposure draft of the Pri-2012 Mortality Tables for private-sector retirement plans. These new tables are based on data collected for...
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U.S. House Passes Retirement Legislation
On May 23, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would directly impact retirement benefits across the nation. The bill, entitled the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement...
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2020 HSA Limits and ACA Out-Of-Pocket Maximums
The IRS has issued Revenue Procedure 2019-25 to announce the 2020 contribution limits and high deductible health plan (HDHP) design requirements. The new HSA contribution limits will become effective...
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