Download or read book Employee Benefits in Mergers and Acquisitions, 2012-2013 Edition written by Ilene Ferenczy and published by Wolters Kluwer. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employee Benefits in Mergers and Acquisitions is an essential tool to assistboth benefits specialists and mergers and acquisitions professionals examineevery major employee benefits concern likely to arise in the wake of a mergeror an acquisition, including:Legal and tax compliance issuesStrategies to avoid costly litigationSound and reliable business practices for administering benefits andcompensation plans in a M&A settingAnd much more!The 2012 -2013 Edition updates the coverage of legislative and regulatorydevelopments in the past year that affect employee benefits in mergers andacquisitions, including:The effects of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA), the Heroes EarningsAssistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 (HEART), the Worker, Retiree, andEmployer Recovery Act of 2008 (WRERA), and the Patient Protection andAffordable Care Act (PPACA) on plans involved in business transactionsDiscussion of the plan fiduciaries' responsibilities in relation to theservice provider fee disclosureThe PPA-mandated IRS and DOL guidance and its effect on plan administrationand issues in mergers and acquisitionsThe final regulations under Code Section 415 on maximum benefits andincludible plan compensationInformation regarding the final IRS regulations concerning 401(k) automaticenrollmentThe latest guidance relating to the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 onnonqualified deferred compensation and other executive compensationComprehensive modifications to the Internal Revenue Code sections relating to401(k) plans to reflect the guidance relating to Roth 401(k) provisionsAnd much more!