Why Should Our Company Offer Adoption Assistance Benefits When the Code Already Provides a Tax Credit?
QUESTION: An employee has asked us to consider adding an adoption assistance benefit. There is also a tax credit for …
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IRS Issues Updated Rollover Notices for Retirement Plan Distributions
IRS Notice 2026-13 (Jan. 15, 2026) Available at https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-26-13.pdf The IRS has updated its safe harbor explanations for eligible rollover …
Updated HRSA Guidelines Expand Preventive Health Services Mandate for Cervical Cancer Screening
HHS Notice: HRSA Update to the Women’s Preventive Services Guidelines, 91 Fed. Reg. 283 (Jan. 5, 2026) Available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-05/pdf/2025-24235.pdf …
What Federal Mandates Apply to Our Company’s Group Health Plan Other Than ERISA, COBRA, and HIPAA?
QUESTION: We understand that ERISA, COBRA, and HIPAA apply to our company’s group health plan, but should we consider any …
IRS Guidance on Trump Accounts Addresses Cafeteria Plans and Employer Contributions, Announces Regulations on the Way
IRS Notice 2025-68 (Dec. 2, 2025); IRS News Release IR-2025-117 (Dec. 2, 2025) Notice News Release The IRS has announced …
What Is the Mandatory Roth Requirement for Catch-Up Contributions?
QUESTION: We know that the SECURE 2.0 Act requires us to treat certain catch-up contributions made to our 401(k) plan …
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IRS to Remove Partnership Basis Shifting Transaction of Interest Regs
The IRS announced its intention to issue a forthcoming notice of proposed rulemaking that will remove recently finalized regs identifying certain partnership …
SCOTUS Stays Federal Worker Rehire Order
The Supreme Court stayed a lower district court’s preliminary injunction that required government agencies to reinstate terminated probationary employees and barred the …
Payroll Analytics A Key Focus at PayrollOrg’s Leaders Conference
Las Vegas traded slot machines for spreadsheets at the PayrollOrg Leaders Conference from September 14–17, 2025. The annual event drew …