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- Form 5500 for 2003 Plan Year Issued With Few Changes
- From the December 30, 2003 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL, IRS and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation have released copies of the Form 5500, Schedules and Instructions to be used by employee benefit plans reporting on the 2003 plan year. According to the DOL press release, the 2003 Form ...
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- Enforcement Statistics Show a Large Increase in the DOL's Monetary Recoveries and in Submissions to the VFC Program
- From the November 20, 2003 EBIA Weekly
- According to enforcement statistics released this week, the DOL's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) obtained record monetary recoveries in its enforcement activities and saw significantly increased use of its Voluntary Fiduciary Correction (VFC) Program during the fiscal year ending ...
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- DOL Releases Publication on Basic Reporting and Disclosure Requirements Under ERISA
- From the November 20, 2003 EBIA Weekly
- The DOL's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued an updated version of a previously-issued publication called the Reporting and Disclosure Guide for Employee Benefit Plans. In addition to covering the basic disclosures required for ERISA pension and ...
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- Health Care Claim Appeals Are Not Subject to HIPAA's Standard Transactions Rules
- From the November 13, 2003 EBIA Weekly
- Under HIPAA, covered entities (and their business associates) that conduct specified transactions electronically are required to comply with standard format and content requirements (EDI standards). One type of transaction subject to the EDI standards is a "health care claim or ...
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- IRS Announces Extension of Form 5500 Filing Deadline for Certain Taxpayers Affected by California Wildfires
- From the October 30, 2003 EBIA Weekly
- As a result of the hardships caused by wildfires in Southern California, the IRS has announced special tax relief, including extension of the Form 5500 filing deadline, for certain affected taxpayers who reside in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego ...
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- DOL Advisory Opinion Addresses ERISA Employer Status of MEWA
- From the October 16, 2003 EBIA Weekly
- This Advisory Opinion addresses an important issue for multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs): whether ERISA applies at the MEWA level (so that one ERISA plan exists) or whether it applies at the employer level (so that each employer participating in ...
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- DOL Announces Extension of Form 5500 Filing Deadline for Certain Filers Affected by Hurricane Isabel
- From the September 25, 2003 EBIA Weekly
- As a result of the hardships caused by Hurricane Isabel, the DOL's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), together with the IRS and the PBGC, has announced an extension of the Form 5500 filing deadline for certain affected filers. ==> Affected ...
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- DOL Announces One-Week Extension of Form 5500 Filing Deadline for Certain Filers Affected by August 14 Power Blackout
- From the August 21, 2003 EBIA Weekly
- As a result of the disruptions caused by the August 14 power blackout, the DOL's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), together with the IRS and the PBGC, has announced a one-week extension of the Form 5500 filing deadline ...
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- IRS Comments on Plan Loan Cure Periods, Health Plan Waiting Periods, Open Enrollment Rights of COBRA Qualified Beneficiaries, and More
- From the August 21, 2003 EBIA Weekly
- The Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association (ABA) has posted on its website a Q&A transcript of informal discussions between JCEB representatives and officials from the Treasury Department and IRS that occurred in ...
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- IRS Issues Reminder That Form 5500 Is Not Required for Pure Fringe Benefit Plans Not Subject to ERISA
- From the July 17, 2003 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has issued a news release reminding employers that they no longer have to file an annual Form 5500 and Schedule F for fringe benefit plans not subject to ERISA (so-called "pure fringe benefit plans"). According to the ...
