Newsletters
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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