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Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) |
OK People, That's a RAP |
Special Edition - 04/2004, Page 2
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Employee Plans Published Guidance |
Fall 2003, Page 11
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New Catch-Up Regs. Issued |
Summer 2003, Page 3
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DOL Corner |
Spring 2003, Page 9
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New Q&As; on EGTRRA Deadline on the Web |
Winter 2003, Page 10
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What Do You Get When You Cross an EGTRRA Amendment With a GUST Determination Letter Request? |
Spring/Summer 2002, Page 6
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Significant Employee Plans Published Guidance |
Winter 2002, Page 4
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Significant Employee Plans Published Guidance |
Fall 2001, Page 20
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New Tax Law Impacts Retirement Plans
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Summer 2001, Page 1
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Simplification of Determination Letter Procedures (EGTRRA)
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Summer 2001, Page 3
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Highlights of Notice 2001-42 |
Special Edition - 7/2001, Page 2
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Elimination of Benefits |
Employee Plans Published Guidance
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Fall 2003, Page 11
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Winter Flurry of Guidance |
Special Edition - 1/2003, Page 1
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Employee Benefits Security Administration |
Guidance:
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Advisory Opinion 2003-11A:
DOL Corner
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Winter 2004, Page 4
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Advisory Opinion 2003-05:
DOL Corner
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Summer 2003, Page 5
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Advisory Opinion 2003-04A:
DOL Corner |
Summer 2003, Page 6
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DOL News Release No. 01-36:
Employee Plans Responds With Disaster Relief |
Fall 2001, Page 1
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FAB 2003-03:
DOL Corner
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Summer 2003, Page 5
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FAB 2003-02:
DOL Corner
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Summer 2003, Page 6
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FAB 2003-01:
DOL Corner
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Summer 2003, Page 5
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FAB 2002-3:
DOL Corner
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Winter 2003, Page 4
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FAB 2002-2:
DOL Corner
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Winter 2003, Page 4
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FAB 2002-1:
DOL Corner
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Winter 2003, Page 4
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Non-Filer Program: |
Non-Filer Update |
Summer 2003, Page 16
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Form 5500 Non-Filer Compliance Effort Continues |
Spring 2003, Page 10
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Form 5500 Non-Filers: PWBA and IRS Begin New Enforcement Effort |
Winter 2003, Page 8
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PWBA and IRS Announce New Compliance Effort |
Special Edition - 11/2002, Page 3
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More Form 5500 Relief - No Penalties for DFVC Filers |
Special Edition - 4/2002, Page 1
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Other: |
DOL Corner |
Summer 2004, Page 10
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DOL Corner |
Spring 2004, Page 5
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DOL Corner |
Winter 2004, Page 4
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Now Available: New Retirement Plan Correction Programs CD-ROM |
Special Edition - 8/2003, Page 1
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DOL Corner |
Summer 2003, Page 5
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DOL Corner |
Spring 2003, Page 7
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DOL Corner |
Winter 2003, Page 3
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Quick Hits - Sound Bites in Print |
Fall 2002, Page 15
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The Forms Corner |
Spring/Summer 2002, Page 9
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Employee Plans Published Guidance |
Spring/Summer 2002, Page 14
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New Telephone Assistance for Completing Forms 5500 or 5500-EZ |
Fall 2001, Page 11
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New Telephone Assistance for Completing Forms 5500 or 5500-EZ |
Summer 2001, Page 11
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Employee Plans Response to the 9/11/2001 Terrorist Attack |
Special Edition - 11/2001, Page 1
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EP Connections |
EP Connections: Interview with Marty Pippins |
Fall 2004, Page 1
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EP Connections: Interview with Evelyn Petschek |
Summer 2004, Page 1
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Special 3rd Anniversary Edition of EP Connections: Interview with Carol Gold |
Spring 2004, Page 1
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EP Connections: Interview with Tom Terry |
Winter 2004, Page 2
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EP Connections: Interview with Bob Bell
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Fall 2003, Page 2
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EP Connections: Interview with Joyce Kahn |
Summer 2003, Page 1
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EP Connections: Interview with Mark O'Donnell |
Spring 2003, Page 1
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EP Connections: Interview with Peter Breslin and Mike Ruzycki |
Winter 2003, Page 5
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EP Connections: Interview with Paul Shultz |
Fall 2002, Page 1
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EP Connections: Interview with Joyce Kahn |
Fall 2001, Page 16
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EP Connections: Interview with Preston Butcher |
Summer 2001, Page 5
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Message From Evelyn A. Petschek |
Spring 2001, Page 4
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Message From Carol D. Gold |
Spring 2001, Page 5
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Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) |
Tips for Filing a Voluntary Correction Program Request |
Fall 2004, Page 10
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Quick Hits |
Spring 2004, Page 11
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A Cornucopia of New Correction Programs Products |
Fall 2003, Page 10
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Now Available: New Retirement Plan Correction Programs CD-ROM |
Special Edition - 8/2003, Page 1
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EP Connections: Interview with Joyce Kahn |
Summer 2003, Page 1
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ECPRS Recap |
Summer 2003, Page 4
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Employee Plans Published Guidance |
Summer 2003, Page 14
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IRS Introduces New Streamlined and Simplified Voluntary Correction Program |
Special Edition - 6/2003, Page 1
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IRS Plans New Retirement Plan Products |
Spring 2003, Page 11
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EPCRS Made Even Easier and More Comprehensive |
Fall 2002, Page 10
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Employee Plans Published Guidance |
Fall 2002, Page 11
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Updates to Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System |
Special Edition - 7/2002, Page 1
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Highlights of Revenue Procedure 2002-47 |
Special Edition - 7/2002, Page 1
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EP Connections: Interview with Joyce Kahn |
Fall 2001, Page 16
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New Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) Revenue Procedure |
Spring 2001, Page 6
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Significant Employee Plans Published Guidance |
Spring 2001, Page 9
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Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) |
IRS Continues to Oppose Deduction in ESOP Redemption Cases |
Special Edition - 10/2004, Page 1
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New Abusive Tax Shelter Guidance |
Special Edition - 2/2004, Page 2
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Employee Plans Published Guidance |
Fall 2003, Page 11
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Employee Plans Published Guidance |
Summer 2003, Page 14
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Employee Plans Published Guidance |
Spring 2003, Page 12
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Winter Flurry of Guidance |
Special Edition - 1/2003, Page 1
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Significant Employee Plans Published Guidance |
Winter 2002, Page 4
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ESOPs - An Employee's Right to Demand Distribution of Employer Securities |
Summer 2001, Page 12
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Significant Employee Plans Published Guidance |
Spring 2001, Page 9
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Employer Identification Number |
Quick Hits |
Fall 2004, Page 12
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Want An Employer Identification Number Fast? |
Summer 2003, Page 10
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Examination Program |
Quick Hits |
Fall 2004, Page 12
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Are You EPTA Date, Part 2 - The New Website |
Fall 2004, Page 11
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Examiner Tips: Common Audit CAP Issues |
Summer 2004, Page 6
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Revisiting the Place and Time of Conducting an Audit |
Spring 2004, Page 8
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Employee Plans Team Audit: Are You EPTA Date? |
Winter 2004, Page 11
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Conducting Audits at a Taxpayer's Place of Business |
Winter 2004, Page 5
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MAP Reading |
Fall 2003, Page 8
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The 401(k) Compliance Planning Group - Help is on the Way |
Summer 2003, Page 7
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Non-Filer Update |
Summer 2003, Page 16
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Form 5500 Non-Filer Compliance Effort Continues |
Spring 2003, Page 10
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EP Connections: Interview with Peter Breslin and Mike Ruzycki |
Winter 2003, Page 5
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EP Connections: Interview with Preston Butcher |
Summer 2001, Page 5
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The Use of Electronic Data on EP Examinations |
Summer 2001, Page 17
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Excise Tax |
Employee Plans Published Guidance |
Fall 2003, Page 11
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Exclusive Benefit Rule |
Employee Plans Published Guidance |
Fall 2002, Page 11
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Expenses |
DOL Corner |
Summer 2003, Page 5
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