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IRS Delay in Implementing New Mortality Tables Affects Pension Liability Valuation

HR Daily Advisor

The Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) delay until 2018 of implementation of updated mortality tables for pensions gives defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors some extra time to prepare for significant changes tied to increased participant longevity. Jane Meacham is the editor of BLR’s retirement plan compliance publications.

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Plan Sponsors Must Now Analyze 401(k) Plan Administration (Part 1)

HR Daily Advisor

When the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was signed into law December 22, 2017, several proposed changes to the federal tax code that would have affected tax-qualified retirement plans were dropped. office, where he leads the Qualified Retirement Plans team. This article details three key areas that should be examined now.

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Help Employees Understand the HSA Value Proposition

Corporate Synergies

million accounts in 2006 to over 22 million at the end of 2017. The opportunity to set aside pre-tax money for expenses in the future is an area where the HSAs and retirement plans, like 401(k) and 403(b), start to blend together in an employee’s retirement savings strategy. Using HSAs as an Investment Strategy for Retirement.

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Study: Defined Benefit Plans Funded Ratio Increased Moderately in 2017

HR Daily Advisor

Plans with assets below that level may have trouble meeting obligations to retirees and other beneficiaries or face benefit restrictions established by the Pension Protection Act (PPA) of 2006. As we look to 2018, we anticipate employers will begin to digest the new tax bill and what it may mean for their benefit plan financing.

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Disruptive innovation: 4 times brands disrupted their own business models

Qualtrics HR

It cut down the types and colors of bricks it offered and reduced or retired its various third-party tie-ins. In 2006, the company made a decision to put their money behind ecommerce, and to use it as a market differentiator. billion of digital sales in 2018. The brand’s recovery was a result of two major changes.

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Conference Twitter Primer #SHRM18

Advos

Dates: June 17-20, 2018. Deployed to Iraq in 2006, shot in the head by a sniper. ElliotDofCowden : working with employers who want to be certain that their compensation, benefits, and retirement plans are compliant, competitive and cost-effective. The Basics. Event Name: SHRM18 Annual Conference & Exposition.

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4 out of 5 Industries Saw Wage Decline in Q2 of 2018

HR Daily Advisor

The HR Daily Advisor recently sat down with PayScale’s Chief Economist, Katie Bardaro to discuss their recent findings that Q2 of 2018 saw wage decline. growth since 2006, tech has seen the second largest wage gains since the great recession, trailing only the engineering and science industry. higher than 1 year ago.