December 7, 1999
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- Standard and Poor's Financial Strength Ratings database now includes health insurance carriers - insure.com
- Raising a yellow flag on a pension tax break - New York Times
- Clinton to order Federal agencies to reduce medical Errors - New York Times
- Pension reform back from the brink? - Watson Wyatt
- Benefit conversions: is choice the answer? - Watson Wyatt
- Medical privacy regulations may renew debate - Watson Wyatt
- DOL clarifies COBRA notice requirements - Corbel
- House/Senate passes undergraduate extension - Section 127 Coalition (orig. pub. 11/99)
- Employed but not insured: Low-income parents who lack health insurance - Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (orig. pub. 2/99)
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Definition of HCE - plan uses lookback year - when does new $85,000 definition apply?
The consensus among practitioners appears to be that the new, higher $85,000 limit for 2000 applies to compensation earned during 2000 (not to 1999 compensation, which is capped at $80,000). Hence the new $85,000 limit would be used to determine highly compensated employees for the 2001 plan year but not the 2000 plan year. We think.
Life insurance VEBAs, under Code section 419A(f)(6)
Are the economic reasons for doing a 419A(f)(6) plan numerous and compelling, as argued by one attorney? Or abusive schemes to provide currently-deductible deferred compensation?
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- Contents of Today's Federal Register - HTML | PDF
- December 6 issue of Pension & Benefits Update by Tax Analysts
- December 6 issue of the Washington Status Report by Hewitt Associates
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