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		<title>Dealing with Health Care Reform&#8217;s New Tax Laws: The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 20:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that Congress has passed landmark health care reform package, much work needs to be done in dealing with new requirements. While the end result of the legislative process is necessarily health care related, the tax law plays a major role in its implementation. From the tax credits and subsidies used to expand health coverage, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HIRE Act: Incentives to Hire and Retain the Unemployed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 20:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to confront high unemployment, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act provides incentives for hiring and retaining unemployed workers. Under the HIRE Act, a qualified employer&#8217;s 6.2 percent share of OASDI Social Security tax liability is forgiven for new hires, and a general business credit is allowed for each retained worker [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roth IRA Conversion Planning</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 20:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prior to 2010, the income limits on both kinds of IRAs have prevented higher income taxpayers like you from making deductible contributions to traditional IRAs, or a contribution to a Roth IRA. Although you could make nondeductible contributions to a traditional IRA, the tax benefits were limited (i.e., no current deduction, the tax on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Common Compliance Errors in Employee Benefit Plan Adminstration (and How to Prevent Them)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the complexity of employee benefit plan administration, it comes as no surprise that errors occur. Unfortunately, if left unresolved, these errors can lead to sanctions — and even to a plan losing its tax-favored status. If compliance errors are discovered, consultation with outside professionals will likely be necessary to ensure that appropriate steps are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monitoring Third Party Employee Benefit Plan Administrators: Because You Cannot Outsource Responsibility</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Employee benefit plan sponsors often outsource some portion of their plan’s processing to outside service providers. These third party administrators (TPAs) include bank trust departments, insurance companies, data processing service bureaus or benefits administrators. Some of the more commonly outsourced activities include payroll and participant activity recordkeeping.
The reasons are straightforward: Outsourcing these administrative functions can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Reporting Requirements for ERISA-Covered 403 (b) Plans: DOL Provides Relief</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent amendments to Department of Labor (DOL) and IRS regulations have made ERISA-covered 403(b) plans subject to the same reporting and audit requirements as 401(k)s.
That means plan administrators must file a more detailed Form 5500, which is due by July 31, 2010, for 2009 calendar-year plans. This filing can be extended to October 15th if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What You Need to Know About Form 5500 Changes and EFAST</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning January 2010, plans that are required to file a Form 5500 must file it using the ERISA Filing Acceptance System, or EFAST. In addition, the IRS has made substantive changes to Schedule C, which may require additional information from plan sponsors.
Recent changes that you should be aware of include:
Filing Is Going Digital 
While electronic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP Announces Promotion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP, Certified Public Accountants, recently announced the following promotion.  Jeffrey M. Latino, CPA, has been named a partner in the Audit Division.  He was previously a Senior Manager, and his areas of specialization include auditing in the financial institution, non-profit and construction industries.
Established in 1924 and with offices located in Baton Rouge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009-2010 Tax Planning Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
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The 2009-2010 Tax Planning Guide is now available!
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		<title>2009 Year-End Tax Planning Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click on the following link to download the 2009 Year End Tax Planning Guide.
2009 Year-End Tax Planning Guide »
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