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Treasury
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401(k) Industry Still Pleading for Delay in SECURE 2.0 Catch-Up Contribution Requirement
Heavyweight list of organizations urge government to delay change currently set for start of 2024 that could eliminate catch-up contributions; Treasury Department expected to issue guidance soon
July 19, 2023
Yellen Says Debt Limit Standoff Impacting TSP’s G Fund
Treasury Secretary sends letter to Congressional leaders saying the Treasury is unable to invest G Fund assets fully in U.S. interest-bearing securities as a result of the debt limit
January 24, 2023
Social Security Benefits Need 23% Cut in 2034 Without Action: CBO
New report outlines scenarios while senior Treasury department official warns cuts would “decimate” retirees’ standard of living
December 19, 2022
Majority Doubt They Will Receive Promised Social Security
New PlanGap study finds that Americans have many concerns about the future of Social Security, including the government’s ability to solve the issues
June 21, 2022
Treasury Facing Heat on Overdue Social Security Trustees Report
The Social Security Act requires that trustees’ reports for the Social Security and Medicare trust funds be issued…
August 9, 2021
IRS Delays Tax-Filing Deadline to Help Cope with Coronavirus: Updated
Clarification: Per CNBC. The Treasury is giving taxpayers a 90-day extension on paying taxes owed from 2019, but…
March 17, 2020
Treasury Department Proposes Longer RMD Age Calculations
Longer lifespans have the Treasury Department rethinking RMD calculations. The government body proposed revisions to the age that…
November 8, 2019
IRS: One Bad Apple Can’t Spoil a 401k MEP Bunch
One bad apple shouldn’t spoil the whole bunch. That’s the thinking behind the Treasury Department/IRS’s new proposed regulation…
July 3, 2019
Was myRA Misrepresented? Why the Trump Administration Killed the Program
Mark Iwry doesn’t like certain descriptions of the now defunct, about-to-be-revived myRA program, a high-profile part of the…
January 10, 2019
Treasury Officially Launches myRA Program For Workers Who Lack Access to 401(k)s
According to a 2015 Federal Reserve Report, 31 percent of non-retired individuals said they have no retirement savings…
November 6, 2015