IRS

The IRS has issued Revenue Ruling 2024-17 which contains the applicable federal rates (AFR) for September 2024. These rates are used for such purposes as calculating distributions from retirement savings arrangements that meet the requirements for substantially equal periodic payments (a 10 percent early distribution penalty tax exception), also referred to as “72(t) payments.”

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Notice 2024-55, providing guidance on two provisions permitted under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0); emergency personal expense distributions and domestic abuse victim distributions. The notice defines these distributions and explains the restrictions associated with taking such distributions, the self-certification rules, repayment details, and withholding and notice requirements.

The IRS has announced the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for victims of severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides, and mudslides in Kentucky.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Revenue Procedure 2024-32, setting forth procedures by which the sponsor of a defined benefit plan subject to the funding requirements of IRC Sec. 430 may request approval for the use of a plan-specific substitute mortality table.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released final regulations regarding the use of mortality experience data for the COVID-19 pandemic period that supplement the methodology for developing substitute mortality tables provided in Treasury Regulation 1.430(h)(3)-2.

The IRS has announced the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for victims of hurricane Beryl in Texas. The tax relief postpones various tax filing deadlines that began on July 5, 2024.

More than two years after releasing proposed regulations that revised the required minimum distribution (RMD) regulations and other related guidance, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released final regulations that revise existing regulations applicable to RMDs, eligible rollover distributions, and excess accumulation tax.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 2024-59, which contains updated guidance on factors used in certain defined benefit (DB) pension plan minimum funding and present value calculations. Updates include corporate bond monthly yield curve, the corresponding spot segment rates for June used under Internal Revenue Code Section (IRC Sec.) 417(e)(3), and the 24-month average segment rates for July under IRC Sec. 430(h)(2). IRC Sec. 417 contains definitions and special rules for minimum survivor annuity requirements in DB plans. IRC Sec. 430 addresses minimum funding standard for single-employer DB plans.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a Major Disaster Declaration on July 18, 2024, for Montana severe winter storm and flooding, for the incident period of May 6 – May 9, 2024.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a Major Disaster Declaration on July 15, 2024, for Kansas severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding, for the incident period of April 25 – April 30, 2024.