The Knowledge Congress Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on Understanding the IRS and Treasury 2009 Business Plan Compensation & Benefits Issues

Jersey City, NJ, May 03, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, announced today that it has scheduled a live webcast on Understanding the IRS and Treasury 2009 Business Plan Compensation & Benefits Issues. This two-hour event is scheduled on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT.

The joint Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service 2008-2009 Business Plan includes 57 notable guidance projects on retirement plans, executive compensation, and other employee benefit topics as well as nine significant projects related to insurance companies and products, not to mention several other projects that affect all of the above.

This Live two-hour webcast provides an important and timely overview of the business plan, with key updates on retirement plan qualification requirements, group trusts, church plans, reporting and income tax withholding guidance, ineligible executive compensation plans, employer-owned life insurance contracts and self-insured retiree medical plans, Health Savings Account issues, and more. For insurance professionals, the panel of industry experts will also discuss cell captive insurance arrangements, tax-free exchange of life insurance contracts and other industry updates. The panel will be available to answer questions and illuminate the latest regulations for participants.

Speakers/Faculty Panel

Marty Pippins, Employee Plans Technical Guidance Manager, Internal Revenue Service

Helen H. Morrison, Deputy Benefits Tax Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury

William F. Sweetnam, Jr., Partner, Former Benefits Tax Counsel, Office of the Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Groom Law Group

Elizabeth E. Drigotas, Principal, Deloitte Tax LLP

For updated list of the faculty panel, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2009_IRS.html

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcast that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.”

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