The Internal Revenue Service has posted the 2025 tax year Publication 560, Retirement Plans for Small Business (SEP, SIMPLE, and Qualified Plans).

The Department of Labor has released a proposed rule intending to update the requirements for employers to determine employee or independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

President Trump remarked on retirement policy during his State of the Union address.

The Internal Revenue Service released Instructions for Form 5330, Return of Excise Taxes Related to Employee Benefit Plans. 

The Office of Management and Budget has completed review of two proposed rules from the Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service pursuant to the implementation of Trump accounts under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The Internal Revenue Service released Announcement 2026-7, further delaying the anticipated applicability date for certain portions of future final regulations relating to required minimum distributions (RMDs) under IRC Sec. 401(a)(9) pursuant to SECURE 2.0.

Representative Delia Ramirez (D-IL) and several co-sponsors have introduced H.R. 7556, the Pensions for All Act. 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a Major Disaster Declaration on February 18, 2026, for Louisiana severe winter storms, for the incident period of January 23 - January 27, 2026.

The Internal Revenue Service has posted a draft 2026 tax year Publication 1099, General Instructions for Certain Information Returns (Forms 1096, 1097, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498, and W-2G). 

The Internal Revenue Service has issued Revenue Ruling 2026-06 which contains the applicable federal rates for March 2026.