Defined benefit plan

Regulatory and Legislative

PBGC Updates Maximum Guarantee Table for 2026

The Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) has updated its table titled, “Present Value of PBGC Maximum Guarantee.”

October 31 2025

Regulatory and Legislative

IRS Announces Deadline Relief for Typhoon Halong in Alaska

The IRS has announced the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for victims of Typhoon Halong until May 1, 2026.

October 31 2025

Regulatory and Legislative

IRS Announces Deadline Relief for Lake Traverse Reservation Flooding in ND and SD

The Internal Revenue Service has announced the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for North Dakota and South Dakota victims of severe storms and flooding.

October 31 2025

Regulatory and Legislative

Prime Interest Rate Decreased to 7.00 Percent

Effective October 29, 2025, the prime interest rate was lowered from 7.25 percent to 7.00 percent.

October 31 2025

Regulatory and Legislative

PBGC Announces 2026 Premium Rates

The Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation has determined premium rates applicable for the 2026 plan year. 

October 27 2025

Regulatory and Legislative

2026 Taxable Wage Base Announced

The Social Security Administration has issued the 2026 adjustments for benefits and certain other limitations that are subject to annual cost-of-living adjustment indices.

October 24 2025

Regulatory and Legislative

IRS Releases Draft Form 5330

The Internal Revenue Service has issued an updated draft Form 5330, Return of Excise Taxes Related to Employee Benefit Plans. 

October 24 2025

Regulatory and Legislative

IRS Announces Applicable Federal Rates for November

The Internal Revenue Service has issued Revenue Ruling 2025-21 which contains the applicable federal rates for November 2025. 

October 17 2025

Regulatory and Legislative

Proposal Allowing Penalty Free Distributions for Federal Contractors Introduced

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) has introduced S. 2964, the Emergency Relief for Federal Contractors Act of 2025. 

October 17 2025

Regulatory and Legislative

IRS Releases 2025 Form 945 and Instructions

The Internal Revenue Service has released 2025 Form 945, Annual Return of Withheld Federal Income Tax, and correlating instructions.

October 16 2025