Senate Passes Pension Reform; CCH Briefing Provides Details, Analysis

(RIVERWOODS, ILL., August 7, 2006) – With Senate passage of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 on August 3, Congress finally cleared comprehensive pension reform for the President’s approval. The mammoth reform measure, with almost 1,000 pages of bill text, overhauls pension plan rules, strengthens traditional pension plans and also enhances retirement tax breaks. A Special CCH Tax Briefing and a Special CCH Pension Briefing on the bill provide overviews of key provisions.

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