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PPC’s 5500 Deskbook provides line-by-line guidance for completing the Form 5500 series returns (Forms 5500, 5500-SF, 5500-EZ, 8955-SSA) and the related schedules. It provides an efficient approach to determining filing requirements, obtaining the information needed to complete the reporting requirements, and correctly completing the return. Guidance focuses on the tax return and includes real-life examples and illustrations of filled-in forms, as well as practice aids, to save you time and help you understand the basic concepts involved.

PPC's Guide to Compensation and Benefits will help you understand the different types of compensation and benefits that companies are currently offering and their tax implications. It provides clear explanation, analysis, and advice that can be used to quickly evaluate fringe benefit alternatives, ensure compliance with IRS rules, and avoid costly mistakes. This Guide can help employers design compensation plans that motivate key executives including Section 409A nonqualified deferred compensation and stock option plans. It also discusses travel and entertainment expense reimbursement rules, including the proper treatment of company-provided automobiles, computers, and cell phones; and covers the rules for establishing, operating, amending, and terminating all types of fringe benefit and cafeteria plans.

PPC's Guide to Small Employer Retirement Plans provides practical guidance for plan advisors, administrators, and fiduciaries for all qualified retirement plan needs - from plan design and administration to termination. Numerous examples, reports, worksheets, and checklists help you to comply with the complex rules applying to qualified retirement plans. Guidance is provided on correcting plan errors and preventing plan disqualification.

PPC's Practice Aids™ - Audits of Employee Benefit Plans is the perfect companion to your subscription to PPC's Guide to Audits of Employee Benefit Plans (EBP). They are Microsoft® Word and Excel versions of all of the editable practice aids in that Guide, and they contain extensive practical considerations and tips to help you conduct your audits effectively and efficiently. They work with leading paperless engagement software or with Word and Excel alone.

Health care reform legislation has significantly altered the landscape for obtaining and providing health care benefits. PPC’s Guide to Health Care Reform provides practical easy-to-understand guidance on the key provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Additionally, since Congress left much of the implementation to government agencies, it provides ongoing coverage of IRS, DOL, and HHS pronouncements to help you stay abreast of developments as they occur.