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Steinhorn Consulting publishes Employee Benefits Update, a bi-monthly newsletter, and we present them here for your reference.

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February-March 2006 (.PDF - 1.19 MB) 
Cutting through the confusion - Anticutback rules affect defined benefit plans... Benefits and options of self-funded medical plans... Do you know what plan records to keep and for how long... Small health plan - HIPAA electronic security deadline quickly approaching

December 2005 (.PDF - 512 KB) 
When companies can't exclude classes of employees... Individual life insurance policies in qualified plans... Summary annual report 101... Automatic enrollment: A solution for inertia?

October-November 2005 (.PDF - 429 KB) 
Defining your responsibilities - What plan sponsors and administrators need to know... IRS proposed regulations for the new Roth 401(k)... Impact of new bankruptcy law on retirement plan assets... Grace period allowed for new spending accounts

August-September 2005 (.PDF - 448 KB) 
A cry for help - voluntary compliance reviews offer employers critical assistance... Say hello to the comeback kid - an overview of defined benefit pension plans... Old dog, new tricks - grappling with the EGTRRA restatement process... Should you set sail for a Safe Harbor 401(k)?

June-July 2005 (.PDF - 727 KB) 
A tangled web no more - An overview of the final 401(k) regulations.. Choose a different road - FSAs and HSAs offer another route to health care coverage.. Offering loans from qualified plans - Make sure your participants understand the fine print

April-May 2005 (.PDF - 716 KB) 
Maintain focus - Diversification all the more important in these uncertain times.. 403(b) or 401(k) - If you have a choice, know the difference.. All for one and one for all - Key distinctions between multiple-employer and multi-employer plans... Fidelity bonds vs. fiduciary liability insurance

February-March 2005 (.PDF - 546 KB) 
Welfare benefit plans and cafeteria plans... The ABCs of ESOPs... Final rollover safe harbor rules issued... 2005 retirement plan limit increases

December 2004 (.PDF - 502 KB) 
Encourage 401(k) plan participation... Qualified and nonqualified benefit plans... Deemed IRAs in qualified plans... Addressing the mutual fund scandal with employees

October-November 2004 (.PDF - 409 KB) 
Don't jeopardize your plan... How to avoid common operational pitfalls... The ABCs of qualified plan distributions... Eligibility for retirement plans poses tricky questions... Tracking down orphan plan benefits

August-September 2004 (.PDF - 492 KB) 
Could your partial plan termination cause participants to automatically vest?... Show me the money - How the definition of "compensation" affects your plan ... SEPs: A cost-effective alternative... Deductions for employer contributions

 
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