Industry & Regulatory News

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on April 27, 2023, for severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides in Nevada, for the incident period of March 8, 2023 – March 19, 2023.

A bill introduced by Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), has been passed out of the House Financial Services Committee.

Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) has introduced H.R. 2628, the Employee Profit-Sharing Encouragement Act.

Representative George Santos (R-NY) has introduced H.R. 2637, to provide for an exception to the 10-percent additional tax on early distributions from qualified retirement plans capped at a withdrawal amount of $10,000 every five years.

Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee has introduced H.R. 2799, the Expanding Access to Capital Act.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2023-01 to provide annual funding notice requirements for multiemployer pension plans that received special financial assistance from the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation under the American Rescue Plan Act.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on April 24, 2023, for Oklahoma severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes, for the incident period of April 19, 2023 – April 20, 2023.

The IRS has announced the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for victims of severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in Oklahoma. The tax relief postpones various tax filing deadlines that began on April 19, 2023. Affected individuals and households who reside or have a business in McClain and Pottawatomie counties, as well as taxpayers with records located in the covered area that are needed to meet covered deadlines, qualify for relief.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on April 21, 2023, for a severe winter storm in Texas, for the incident period of January 30, 2023 – February 2, 2023.

The April 20, 2023, publication of Employee Plans News provides details for plan document restatement deadlines.