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Regulatory and Legislative

PBGC No Longer Accepting Checks for Premium Payments

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has indicated in a recent “What's New” post that it will no longer receive paper checks for premium payments after June 30, 2026. 

April 06 2026

Regulatory and Legislative

IRS Releases Draft 2026 Tax Year IRA and Retirement Plan Distribution Reporting Form

The Internal Revenue Service has posted a draft 2026 tax year Form 1099-R, Distributions From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc.

April 06 2026

Regulatory and Legislative

IRS Posts Updated Draft 2026 Tax Year Form 5498

The Internal Revenue Service has posted a draft 2026 tax year Form 5498, IRA Contribution Information.

April 06 2026

Regulatory and Legislative

IRS Releases Draft Form for Reporting Trump Account Contributions

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a draft Form 5498-TA, Trump Account Contribution Information, which will be used by trustees to report tax year contributions to Trump accounts. 

April 06 2026

Regulatory and Legislative

IRS Proposes Rules Governing Trump Accounts, Including $1,000 Federal Pilot Contributions

The Internal Revenue Service has issued two coordinated proposed regulations that begin to define how Trump accounts will operate.

April 01 2026

Regulatory and Legislative

DOL Proposes Guidance for Selection of Alternative Investments

The Department of Labor has released a proposed rule, “Fiduciary Duties In Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives”.

March 30 2026

Regulatory and Legislative

Washington Pulse - DOL Proposes Updates to E-Delivery Rules to Align With SECURE 2.0

The Department of Labor has issued a proposed rule amending the electronic delivery regulations for certain retirement plan documents to align with new requirements established under the SECURE 2.0 Act. 

March 26 2026

Regulatory and Legislative

DOL Removes Fiduciary Rule From Code of Federal Regulations

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has removed the Biden-era 2024 final rule, “Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary,” from the Code of Federal Regulations.

March 19 2026

Regulatory and Legislative

IRS Announces Applicable Federal Rates for April

The Internal Revenue Service has issued Revenue Ruling 2026-07 which contains the applicable federal rates for April 2026. 

March 16 2026

Regulatory and Legislative

American Dream Accounts for Home Buyers Introduced

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has introduced S. 4026, the American Dream Accounts Act.

March 11 2026