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The National Emergency in response to COVID-19 that began on March 20, 2020, ended on May 11, 2023. The Outbreak Period ended July 10, 2023, 60-days after the end of the National Emergency.

The IRS has released a proposed rule aimed at specifying the methodology used to develop the corporate bond yield curve.

The IRS has issued Notice 2023-48, which contains updated guidance on factors used in certain defined benefit (DB) pension plan minimum funding and present value calculations.

The coronavirus pandemic resulted in restrictions on where and how people could meet. These limitations—including remote work requirements—made it harder for some participants to take distributions from employer-sponsored retirement plans.

The IRS provided a reminder in the May 24, 2023, edition of Employee Plans News that beginning June 1, 2023, the IRS is expanding the determination letter program to include individually designed and terminating 403(b) plans.

The IRS has issued Notice 2023-43 to address questions and provide interim guidance related to Section 305 of SECURE 2.0.

The IRS has issued Revenue Procedure 2023-23, providing inflation-adjusted amounts for health savings accounts (HSAs) for calendar year 2024.

The IRS has issued Notice 2023-40, which contains updated guidance on factors used in certain defined benefit (DB) pension plan minimum funding and present value calculations.

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service are soliciting recommendations for items to be included on the 2023-2024 Priority Guidance Plan.

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