U.S. Master Pension Guide, 2013 Edition by CCH Editors List Price: $99.95   Eligible for Free Standard Shipping on U.S. Prepaid Orders Imprint: Aspen Publishers ISBN: 9780808034162 Paperback: 1,337 pages Publication Cycle: Published annually Last Updated: 3/15/2013 Automatic Supplementation More Info. Available: Item ships in 3-5 Business Days

U.S. Master Pension Guide provides a comprehensive explanatory overview of qualified retirement plans and other retirement arrangements, reflecting up-to-date law changes and regulations. Benefit COLAs, calendars, and tables reflect the year 2013 figures. U.S. Master Pension Guide begins with a survey of the different types of plans from which an employer may choose and then describes the procedures for obtaining plan qualification. Rules governing minimum participation, coverage and vesting, nondiscrimination, distributions, reporting and disclosure, funding, and fiduciary standards are covered in separate chapters. Examples and pointers are used to illustrate the rules. The five final chapters cover the special rules applicable to 401(k) plans, ESOPs, tax-sheltered annuities, IRAs, and nonqualified arrangements. Calendars and Tables Types of Pension and Savings Plans Advantages of Plan Qualification—Obtaining Qualified Status Basic Plan Qualification Rules Limits on Benefits and Contributions Contributions and Deductions Minimum Participation Standards Vesting and Accrual of Benefits Top-Heavy Plan Rules Coverage Requirements Nondiscrimination Rules Permitted Disparity Separate Lines of Business Funding and Actuarial Requirements Assignment and Alienation of Benefits Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs) Joint and Survivor Annuities Required Distributions From Qualified Plans Taxation of Distributions Loans to Employees Under Qualified Plans Withholding Rules Reporting to Government Agencies and Participants Fiduciary Responsibility Prohibited Transactions Interference With Protected Rights Under ERISA Claims Procedures Under ERISA ERISA Civil Enforcement and Procedure Single-Employer Plan Terminations—Plan Mergers Multiemployer Plans and Withdrawal Liability 401(K) Plans-Special Rules ESOPs-Special Rules Tax-Sheltered Annuities-Special Rules IRAs, SEPs, Keogh Plans-Special Rules Nonqualified Plans and Stock Arrangements U.S Master Employee Benefits Guide, 2013 Edition Lauren Bikoff, Kathleen Kennedy-Luczak, Melanie King, Linda Panszczyk, Elizabeth Pope, Carol Potaczek, Tulay Turan The 2013 U.S. Master Employee Benefits Guide is the ideal reference for HR personnel, benefits professionals, benefits attorneys, payroll managers, or anyone involved in the area of employee health and welfare benefits. This handy, authoritative book discusses pertinent federal tax and employme more... Add to cart   |  Price: $109.95  |  ISBN: 9780808034179  |  Format: Paperback  Imprint: Aspen Publishers  Pension Benefits Joyce Anne Grabel Pension Benefits is a monthly pension industry review in digest format. Each 12-page issue focuses on cutting-edge trends and provides early warning of the issues that will affect pensions tomorrow. This newsletter is a unique business tool for monitoring reports from leading consulting firms and  more... Add to cart   |  Price: $425.00  |  PIN: SS10632476  |  Format: Journal  Imprint: Aspen Publishers  Pension Answer Book (The), 2013 Edition Stephen J. Krass The 2013 Pension Answer Book covers the most recent legislative, regulatory, and case law developments so you're never without the information you need to detect compliance and regulatory issues - ensuring you make the right decisions and avoid potential problems. The 2013 Pension Answer Boo more... Add to cart   |  Price: $375.00  |  ISBN: 9781454808619  |  Format: Hardcover  Imprint: Aspen Publishers  401(k) Answer Book, 2013 Edition Great-West Retirement Services Quite simply, the hunt for specific answers to important questions begins - and ends - with this clear, comprehensive resource. 401(k) Answer Book , covers all aspects of plan design and administration, as well as the relationships of 401(k) plans with other types of retirement plans. When pa more... Add to cart   |  Price: $370.00  |  ISBN: 9781454808527  |  Format: Hardcover  Imprint: Aspen Publishers  Journal of Pension Benefits Ilene Ferenczy, Adam Pozek With its timely, informative articles focusing on the most critical happenings in the pension world, the Journal of Pension Benefits keeps you on top of the rules and ahead of trends…for all pension administration, design, funding, and compliance issues. Here's a sample of the coverage y more... Add to cart   |  Price: $349.00  |  PIN: SS10694064  |  Format: Paperback  Imprint: Aspen Publishers