A notice provides transition relief for the change in the required beginning date for required minimum distributions (RMDs) under the SECURE 2.0 Act and guidance related to certain specified RMDs.
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Quality management standards: How to identify risks and design responses
An expert suggests ways to get started implementing the new and very different risk-based standards.
Commissioner: We are progressing toward a user-friendly IRS
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said the Service’s transformation is in full swing, thanks to new infusion of cash that he says needs to keep coming.
5 years before and 5 years after retirement: 5 steps to take
Three accomplished personal financial planners explain how to enrich clients’ lives in the final years of employment and the first years of retirement and beyond.
How the IRS can avoid tax deadline confusion in disaster areas
The national taxpayer advocate recommended changes that range from one simple one the IRS can handle on its own to congressional action.
SEC approves new rules for money-market funds
The SEC adopted amendments to certain rules that govern money market funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which are designed to improve the resilience and transparency of money market funds.
Prop. regs. clarify tax treatment of certain health insurance payments
New proposed regulations clarify that accident or health insurance payments are not excludable from an employee’s income where the payments are made without regard to amount of medical expenses incurred by the employee under Sec. 213(d) and the premiums or contributions for coverage are paid on a pre-tax basis.
Financial planning aspects of 401(k) rollovers
A variety of planning considerations affect the decision whether to leave funds in an old employer retirement plan, roll them to a new employer plan, or roll them to an IRA.
GASB provides guidance on application of standards
GASB has issued implementation guidance in the form of questions and answers, that is intended to clarify a series of the board’s pronouncements.
Writing advanced Excel macros with ChatGPT-4
For a fee, the AI tool offers more computing power to help automate repetitive tasks such as cleaning data.