📝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.
Learn More📝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.
Learn More⚖️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.
Learn More⚖️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.
Learn More📋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.
Learn More📜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.
Learn More💼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.
Learn More📄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.
Learn More💼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.
Learn More📄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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