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IRS extend Notice 2016-66 deadline
04 January 2017
Reporter Becky Butcher

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has granted a 90-day extension the deadline for 831(b) captives that need to comply with the Notice 2016-66...

NAIC elects 2017 officers
19 December 2016
Reporter Becky Butcher

Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have elected the association’s officers for 2017...

Exclusive: Advisers should act now on Notice 2016-66
28 November 2016
Reporter Becky Butcher

Advisers should not take a “wait and see” approach to the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Notice 2016-66, according to Rachel Partain, member of law firm Caplin & Drysdale...

SIIA requests Notice 2016-66 extension from IRS
17 November 2016
Reporter Becky Butcher

The Self-Insurance Institute of America (SIIA) has asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to grant more time to 831(b) captives that need to comply with Notice 2016-66...

Timing of micro-captive notice is ‘perplexing’
16 November 2016
Reporter Becky Butcher

The timing of the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury's notice on micro-captive insurance arrangements is “perplexing”, according to captive audit defense expert Tim Tarter...

ACA on its last legs, says Fitch
10 November 2016
Reporter Mark Dugdale

Republican control of the White House and Congress will likely result in the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act, according to Fitch Ratings...

Unscrupulous 831(b) transactions still to be defined
02 November 2016
Reporter Becky Butcher

The US Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service are seeking feedback on which 831(b) arrangements should be identified specifically as a tax avoidance transaction...

SIIA calls for guidance on which PATH to take
25 October 2016
Reporter Becky Butcher

The Self-Insurance Institute of America (SIIA), in collaboration with 15 state captive insurance associations, has requested guidance and clarification around the PATH Act revisions to Section 831(b)...

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