regulatory and legislative

The Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Ruling 2025-2, containing the covered compensation tables for the 2025 plan year.

The Internal Revenue Service released Announcement 2025-2, delaying the anticipated applicability date for future final regulations relating to required minimum distributions.

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) has released draft legislation titled Protecting Proper Life Insurance from Abuse Act.

Effective December 18, 2024, the prime interest rate decreased to 7.50 percent.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has released a final rule updating the table for determining expected retirement ages for participants in pension plans undergoing distress or involuntary termination to reflect valuation dates falling in 2025.

The IRS has announced the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for victims of Post-Tropical Storm Helene in West Virginia until May 1, 2025.

The IRS has issued Revenue Ruling 2025-1, which contains the applicable federal rates (AFR) for January 2025.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 2025-1, which contains updated guidance on factors used in certain defined benefit pension plan minimum funding and present value calculations.

These regulations address a payor’s obligation to withhold income taxes when those payments or distributions are made to payees outside of the United States.

Thanks to the SECURE 2.0 Act, certain employees will have more deferral opportunities beginning in 2025. Read on to learn how much employees can contribute to their retirement plan and about the types of deferrals that may be available.