Notice 21 Aug 2025 reporting requirements, irs, employee benefits, tax compliance, form 8955-ssa

📝IRS Seeks Comments on Form 8955-SSA Information Collection

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the IRS is inviting comments on the information collection request outlined in this notice.

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Notice 19 Aug 2025 information collection, employee benefits, department of state, public notice, havana act

📝60-Day Notice on Proposed Information Collection for HAVANA Act

The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

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Notice 12 Aug 2025 compliance, financial services, erisa, northern trust, employee benefits, prohibited transactions

⚖️Exemption Notice for Northern Trust Under ERISA Prohibited Transactions

This document provides notice of an individual exemption from certain prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). The exemption permits certain entities with specified relationships to Northern Trust Fiduciary Services (Guernsey) Limited (NTFS) (hereinafter, the Northern QPAMs, as further defined in Section I(e) of the operative language) to rely on the exemptive relief provided by Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 (PTE 84-14 or the QPAM Exemption), notwithstanding the judgment of conviction (the Conviction) against NTFS for aiding and abetting tax fraud entered in France in the Paris Court of Appeal, French Special Prosecutor No. 1120392066, French Investigative Judge No. JIRSIF/11/12.

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Notice 12 Aug 2025 department of labor, regulatory withdrawal, information collection, employee benefits

⚖️Withdrawal of Information Collection by Department of Labor

The Department of Labor (the Department) is withdrawing the notice of the discontinuance of a collection of information under control number 1210-0114, "Plan Assets"--Insurance Company General Accounts.

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Rule 12 Aug 2025 compliance, financial services, regulations, insurance, employee benefits, labor department

📋Withdrawal of Plan Assets Definition Rule by Labor Department

Due to the receipt of significant adverse comments, the Department of Labor (Department) is withdrawing the July 1, 2025 direct final rule (DFR) published at 90 FR 28009.

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Rule 12 Aug 2025 regulation, annuities, department of labor, employee benefits, labor

📜Withdrawal of Annuity Provider Selection Regulation Impacting Businesses

Due to the receipt of significant adverse comments, the Department of Labor (Department) is withdrawing the July 1, 2025 direct final rule (DFR) published at 90 FR 28007.

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Proposed Rule 6 Aug 2025 compliance, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, tax regulations, employee benefits, income taxes, irs, no-additional-cost services

💼Proposed Regulations on Employee Benefit Tax Exclusions

This document contains proposed regulations that would provide guidance regarding an employer's line or lines of business for purposes of determining the exclusion from gross income for no-additional-cost services or qualified employee discounts provided to employees.

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Notice 5 Aug 2025 regulation, employee benefits, health insurance, department of labor, compliance

📄Agency Notice on Special Enrollment Rights for Group Health Plans

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

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Proposed Rule 29 Jul 2025 small business, erisa, employee benefits, department of labor, labor market, retirement plans, pooled employer plans

💼Guidance on Pooled Employer Plans

This document contains limited interpretive guidance to help small employers select high-quality, low-cost "pooled employer plans" or "PEPs." This document also solicits information about prevailing pooled employer plan market practices. The Department will consider the responses as part of a process aimed at developing a potential regulatory safe harbor or safe harbors that comprehensively encourage market participants to offer and employers to join such plans. These efforts, taken pursuant to President Trump's January 20, 2025, Memorandum titled "Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defeating the Cost-of-Living Crisis," are designed to reduce investment costs for workers saving for their retirement, thereby improving their lives. These efforts also will help small employers provide more attractive benefits to potential hires, drawing discouraged workers into the labor force.

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Notice 21 Jul 2025 compliance, information collection, regulation, employee benefits, department of labor, insurers

📄Discontinuance of Information Collection Regulation and Business Impact

The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, is providing the general public and Federal agencies with notice of the discontinuance of a collection of information under control number 1210-0114, "Plan Assets"--Insurance Company General Accounts.

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