Monday, June 27, 2011

IRS Notice 2011-49 - Weighted average interest rate update; corporate bond indices; 30-year Treasury securities; segment rates.

This notice contains updates for the corporate bond weighted average interest rate for plan years beginning in June 2011; the 24-month average segment rates; the funding transitional segment rates applicable for June 2011; and the minimum present value transitional rates for May 2011.

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Employee Plans News - Issue Number: 2011-5 – June 22, 2011


The IRS released Employee Plans News - Issue Number: 2011-5 – June 22, 2011. It contains the following articles:



  • 2009 Form 8955-SSA and 2010 Form 5500-EZ Released

  • Form 5500 – Special Extensions of Time to File

  • Employee Plans Rulings & Agreements Priority Items

  • Are SEP IRA Contributions Deductible if a Return is Filed Late?

  • How Do You Calculate a Participant's Required Minimum Distribution from a Defined Contribution Plan?

  • Form 5300 Applications for Employee Stock Ownership Plans

  • Completing a Power of Attorney Form for Form 5330

  • Employee Plans Compliance Unit's New Projects

  • What's on the Employee Plans Compliance Unit's Radar Screen

  • Ethics Phone Forum for Employee Plans Practitioners

  • Tax Relief in Disaster Situations Advisory Committee on TE/GE

  • Visit the IRS Video Portal for Archived Presentations

  • Share this Newsletter

  • New and Updated Forms and Publications

  • DOL Corner

  • PBGC Insights

  • EP Published Guidance

  • Calendar of EP Benefits Conferences