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The Internal Revenue Service has issued a draft 2026 Form W-4P, Withholding Certificate for Periodic Pension or Annuity Payments. Form W-4P is used to withhold federal income tax from periodic retirement plan and IRA payments. Periodic payments are installment payments taken at regular intervals over a period of more than one year.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released draft Instructions for Form 8915-F, Qualified Disaster Retirement Plan Distributions and Repayments. Form 8915-F is used to report certain qualified disaster distributions and repayments of qualified disaster distributions, including 2021 and later disasters.

The Office of Management and Budget has received a proposed rule from the Department of Labor (DOL) titled "Requirement to Provide Paper Statements in Certain Cases-Amendments to Electronic Disclosure Safe Harbors”, pursuant to the requirements of the SECURE 2.0 Act.

The Internal Revenue Service has provided draft Instructions for Form 5498-ESA, Coverdell ESA Contribution Information, for the 2026 tax year. Form 5498-ESA is used to report Coverdell education savings account beneficiary and custodian/trustee information, tax identification and account numbers, annual contributions, and rollovers.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued Advisory Opinion 2025-04A, addressing how a lifetime income investment may satisfy the requirements to be a qualified default investment alternative (QDIA) in a defined contribution plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

The Internal Revenue Service has issued draft Form 5498-ESA, Coverdell ESA Contribution Information. Form 5498-ESA is used to report Coverdell education savings account beneficiary and custodian/trustee information, tax identification and account numbers, annual contributions, and rollovers.

The Internal Revenue Service has released a draft Form 5498-SA, HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA Information. This form is used to report annual contributions, rollovers, fair market value, and taxpayer-specific information for these accounts, which are designed for the accumulation of funds for healthcare expenses, in association with high deductible health insurance plans.

The Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation has issued a final rule updating interest assumptions under the asset allocation regulation for plans with valuation dates in the fourth quarter of 2025. These interest assumptions are used for valuing benefits under terminating single-employer plans. The rule is effective July 31, 2025.

The IRS has announced the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for victims of Wisconsin severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, and mudslides until February 2, 2026. The tax relief postpones various tax filing deadlines that began on August 9, 2025.

Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Todd Young (R-IN) have introduced S. 2867, the Uplifting First-Time Homebuyers Act to help more people buy their first home.