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Employee Benefit Plans
An employee benefits marketing organization operating throughout the US specializing
in qualified retirement plan design and installation.
Corporate Brochure Employer's Corner Five Steps To A Great Profit Sharing Plan With 3 years of downturn in the stock markets still with us, what can you do as a plan sponsor to greatly improve your company's plan, and make it even more attractive to those who depend upon you for this benefit? The following are steps that many employers are taking to make their plans better
- Click Here Search The Web What's New? Katrina Victims Get Relief - President Bush has signed into law a series of tax breaks for Katrina victims, including the loosening of rules for distributions and loans from workplace retirement plans or IRAs
Among the provisions of the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005 (KETRA) - A Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan or MERP is ' one of the best kept secrets in the industry ' - Section 105 of the Internal Revenue Code provides a way to save taxes, for both employer and employee on excess medical expenses - What is a Cash Balance Plan? A cash balance plan is a defined benefit plan where a participant's account is credited each year - Proposed Roth 401K Rules According to the IRS, it will implement the Roth 401K provision of EGTRRA
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We assist employers in designing employee benefit plans including Section 125
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We assist the employer in designing and implementing appropriate employee benefit and retirement plans
Employee Benefits Security Administration Main Page
Portion of the Department responsible for the regulation of pension and welfare
benefit plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration www.dol.gov/ebsa August 11, 2006 EBSA protects the integrity of pensions, health plans, and other employee benefits for more than 150 million people
Our agency mission is to: Subscribe To This Page New And Noteworthy • • • Compliance Assistance Seminars COBRA & HIPAA: • Fiduciary Education: • Health Education: • • Retirement Plan Options: VFCP: • • • People Are Asking • • Consumer Information | U.S
Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (ABA)
Coordinates the activities of the employee benefits committees of ABA sections,
and compiles lists of attorney questions and answers provided by various federal ...
(EEOC) View archived Q&A's Featured Upcoming Program A 90-minute Teleconference/Live Audio Webcast Wednesday, August 30 - 1:00-2:30pm ET Cash Balance Plans were conceived as a new approach to traditional defined benefit plan design in the 1980s and were given further impetus by IRS regulatory action
The law of cash balance plans became bogged down in the Courts, however
The pace of cash balance conversion has slowed down, and the pace of freezing of all defined benefit plans has increased
It will examine, in the context of litigation, cash balance plan provisions in the new Pension Protection Act of 2006, H.R.4 and current regulatory developments, while focusing on where do we go from here? The main litigation focus will be on the recently issued 7th Circuit Opinion in Cooper v
IBM Personal Pension Plan
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ERISA Trustees and Administrators Forum Caledonia practitioner providing a full range of services. News, comments,
speeches, and guest articles related to ERISA multi-employer
benefit plans.
ERISA-Multiemployer Pension and Welfare Plans- Audits- Labor Unions _ John T
("I want your audit") : Enforcement Priority for 2005: Memo, forms and instructions 04/28/05 The IRS has $80 million in lost refunds Employee Benefits News * * * * Cheek's Client Update on ERISA Plans : : Upcoming seminars, Enron lessons, EFAST-2? DOL Reporting and Disclosure Guide for Employee Benefit Plans: (this is my last copy, but you can have it) Model, (.doc format) Mistakes with IRA Beneficiary Designations (and a whole lot more) - advice from the IRS Health Coverage Tax Credit
The HCTC pays 65% of your qualified health plan premiums for as long as you remain eligible
In addition, you must be enrolled in a qualified health plan
If you want more info, (in pdf) for NYS HMOs - John Cheek blankets the country with more than 20 road trips presenting "Audits of Employee Benefit Plans- Level I and II" and "Preparing Form 5500." HIPAA Files: From ABAnet, (pdf) : NYS decides if a VEBA receving demutualization proceeds is conducting an unrelated business subject to UBT in NYS.10/06/02 : If the JCWAA Relief spared your plan from underfunding and the PBGC Variable Rate Premium, it didn't necessarily spare you from giving participants notice of underfunding
SunGard Employee Benefit Systems
Provider of participant and plan record keeping systems and services for the
retirement plan market. Includes data on solutions, outsourcing, and consulting.
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Offering PC-based benefit administration software for pension, profit sharing,
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Proposal, Administration, Recordkeeping, and Discrimination Testing for 401(k), Money Purchase, Profit Sharing, 403(b), 457 and ESOP plans
Proposal, Administration, Recordkeeping, and Discrimination Testing for Defined Benefit and Target Benefit plans
IRS-Approved GUST Prototype and Volume Submitter Plan Documents for 401(k), PS, MP, TB and DB Plans
DOL EFAST 5500-series, IRS 5300-series, 1099-R, PBGC, and SAR Government Forms Reporting System for Retirement, Welfare, and Flex Plans
Proposal, Administration and Testing of Section 125 Flexible Benefits Plans
Plan Documents, SPDs, and Employee Communications for Section 125 Flexible Benefit, Medical Reimbursement, and Dependent Care Plans
Calculates and illustrates retirement plan payouts and alternate forms of payments for Participant Terminations, Retirement, Standard Plan Termination or Pre-retirement counseling
A comprehensive financial, estate, and retirement planning tool used to calculate minimum distribution options and analyze the various consequences of alternative financial plans
Client, Plan, Task and Staff tracking system
Flexbene.com - Your Flexible Benefits Plan Partner
New York company offering an employee benefits service.
Employer Passcode Welcome to Flexbene.com !!! !!! Your Benefits Plan Partner
Flexbene users (our client family) may review benefit plans, order convenience benefits, and look up additional information by entering their company passcode (left)
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Association of Employee Benefit Planners - New Orleans, Louisiana
Promotes the exchange of information among professionals in the field of employee
benefits.
Our association promotes the exchange of information among professionals in the field of employee benefits, including but not limited to pension, profit-sharing, and 401(k) plans that are qualified under the Internal Revenue Code
The Association of Employee Benefit Planners of New Orleans members meet regularly in a non-competitive environment to keep abreast of new developments in the law and regulations
Members are classified as representatives of the following disciplines: Accountants Attorneys Investment Advisors Actuaries Consultants Life Underwriters Administrators Corporate Employers Trust Officers Our members welcome the opportunity to talk with any Employer considering a retirement plan or making changes to a current plan
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Employee Benefit Management Services, Inc - EBMS
A benefit administration and management company. Has offices in Montana, Oregon,
and Utah, USA. Site describes services and lists PPOs associated with the firm.
Plan Administrators
Our experts will design a plan which is comprehensive, yet flexible to meet your specific benefit needs
Nationally recognized leader in the management of self-funded benefit plans
Predictive Modeling, Provider Profiling, Ad Hoc Reporting, Plan Analysis and Fully-Integrated Claims, Prescription Benefit Management and Medical Management Systems
miBenefits (web-based claims and eligibility service for members, plan administrators and providers), flexible Reporting capabilities, compliance with HIPAA Security Regulations and full Disaster Recovery capabilities
Employee Benefit Research Institute - EBRI
Organization committed to original public policy research and education on economic
security and employee benefits. Site contains press releases and information ...
WHAT'S NEW AT EBRI August 2006 - EBRI Notes Two articles by EBRI look at the status of the retirement systems in the United Kingdom, where the government has proposed major changes, and in China, where the pension plan is âgrossly underfunded.â July 2006 - EBRI Notes The nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), in conjunction with AARP, co-sponsored a day-long conference on the future of the U.S
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ERISA Form 5500 Filings Financial reports of qualified retirement and welfare benefit plans of U.S
IRS Form 5310 Potential Rollovers Companies who have applied to the IRS to terminate their retirement plan
Top Hat Plans Companies with executive deferred compensation plans
Terminating Pension Plans Defined benefit plans that recently teminated as filed with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Enhanced 5500 Search Search for retirement & pension plans by plan type, assets, participants, and region
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Employee benefits consultants with an expertise in group insurance analysis and
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BTA California Employee Benefits Consulting
California based benefit and compensation consulting company. Includes a detailed
listing of services offered.
We work closely with you to determine the best possible combination of benefit products for your organization, creating a cost-effective benefit plan that will satisfy your employees
Select from a wide range of benefits products, including: Medical Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Life Insurance (Group and Voluntary) Disability Insurance (Group and Voluntary LTD/STD) Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) Travel Accident Insurance Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Voluntary Legal Plans Each BTA client receives a complimentary online account for web-based employee benefits communication at
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Employee Benefit, Compensation and Pension Law Journal
A bi-weekly electronic journal published by the Social Science Research Network.
A forum for policy makers, practitioners and researchers to exchange ideas on ...
Munnell, Francesca Golub-Sass and Francis Vitagliano 'The State of Private Pensions: Current 5500 Data' Mauricio Soto and Marric Buessing '401(k) Plans are Still Coming up Short' Alicia H
Hurd and Susann Rohwedder 'Employment-Based Retirement Plan Participation: Geographic Differences and Trends, 2004' Craig Copeland 'Retirement Plan Participation and Retirees' Perception of Their Standard of Living' Craig Copeland 'Retirement Annuity and Employment-Based Pension Income, Among Individuals Ages 50 and Over: 2004' Kenneth J
Syz 'Implications of Optimal Investment Policies for Hybrid Pension Plans: Sponsor and Member Perspectives' Raimond Maurer 'The Cost of Minimum Pension Guarantee' Tapen Sinha and Alejandro Renteria 'The Optimal Design of Funded Pension Plans: Unbundling Financing and Investment' Luciano G
Greco 'Defined Benefit Plan Freezes: Who's Affected, How Much, and Replacing Lost Accruals' Jack VanderHei 401(K) PLANS 'Reducing the Complexity Costs of 401(k) Participation Through Quick EnrollmentTM' Brigitte C
Madrian 'The Inattentive Participant: Portfolio Trading Behavior in 401(k) Plans' Olivia S
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