Wagner Law Group Legal Opinion of RightBridge Form 5500 Fee Methodology
Wagner Law Group Legal Opinion of RightBridge Form 5500 Fee Methodology – CaiptalROCK, April 26, 2022
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Plain, Ordinary Meaning v. Literal Meaning
Plain, Ordinary Meaning v. Literal Meaning – Barry Salkin, Journal of Deferred Compensation and Benefits: Nonqualified Plans and Deferred Compensation, Vol. 27, n0. 3, Spring 2022 (PDF)
Longstanding IRS Administrative Practice Invalidated
When agencies take controversial regulatory actions, it can be anticipated that those actions will be challenged in federal district courts as soon as they become operative, if not before. In other instances, a challenge to agency action will be unexpected, as was a...
The Fight to Protect Consumers Against Bad Investment Advice is Advancing, But Slowly
The Fight to Protect Consumers Against Bad Investment Advice is Advancing, But Slowly – Marcia Wagner, CNBC, April 16, 2022 (PDF)
IRS Proposes Change in Eligibility Provisions for ACA Premium Tax Credit
The IRS has issued a proposal that would amend the existing Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) regulations regarding eligibility for the law’s premium tax credit (“PTC”) to provide that the affordability of employer-sponsored minimum essential coverage for family members of...
IRS Issues Proposed Regulations for Required Minimum Distributions Under the SECURE Act
The SECURE Act (the “Act”) made two major changes to the required minimum distribution rules under Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section 401(a)(9): it extended the required beginning date for distributions from age 70-1/2 to age 72, other than distributions from...
IRS Issues Proposed Regulation to Give SECURE Act MEPS “Bad Apple” Relief
On March 28, 2022, the IRS issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to add a new section - 26 CFR section 1.413-3 Special Rules for Section 413(e) Plans - to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 87 Federal Register 17225 (March 28, 2022). The proposal provides...
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HHS Increases Civil Monetary Penalties for Certain HIPAA and ACA Violations
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has published updated civil penalties. The new penalty amounts, which became effective March 17, 2022, apply to violations occurring on or after November 5, 2021 and are based on an annual inflation factor of...
Grayscale CEO’s Threatened Lawsuit Against the SEC, in Case it Rejects His Firm’s Spot-Bitcoin ETF Application
Grayscale CEO’s Threatened Lawsuit Against the SEC, in Case it Rejects His Firm’s Spot-Bitcoin ETF Application – Ari Sonneberg, RIABiz, April 1, 2022 (PDF)