New, Timely CCH Seminar: Understanding the New Cafeteria Plan and Dependent Care Regs

(RIVERWOODS, ILL., August 31, 2007) – To help plan sponsors, administrators and human resources professionals understand the significance of new IRS regulations, CCH is presenting an audio seminar entitled Understanding the New Cafeteria Plan and Dependent Care Regs with Ashley Gillihan, Esq., of Alston & Bird, LLP Thursday, September 20, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Eastern; 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Central. CCH is a leading provider of business compliance information and software and a part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (hr.cch.com).

In a flurry of late summer activity, the Internal Revenue Service issued a new set of proposed cafeteria plan regulations, incorporating much of the formal and informal guidance related to cafeteria plans and flexible spending accounts issued over the last 30 years. A week later, IRS released final regulations regarding employment-related expenses under the dependent care credit and dependent care flexible spending accounts. Gillihan, author of the Flexible Benefits Answer Book published by Aspen Publishers, also part of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business group, will review both these new sets of regulations.

Understanding the New Cafeteria Plan and Dependent Care Regs will answer the following questions:

• What do the new cafeteria plan and dependent care regulations say generally?
• What has changed under the new regulations?
• What important clarifications did the IRS make?
• What steps are required to implement the requirements of the new regulations?

The seminar includes a live question-and-answer session. To register, visit hr.cch.com/audio or call 1-800-775-7654.

About the Speaker

Ashley Gillihan is a partner in the Atlanta office of Alston & Bird, LLP, and a member of the firm’s Employee Benefits and ERISA Litigation Groups. Gillihan focuses his practice exclusively on health and welfare employee benefit compliance and litigation issues for employers, health plan administrators and other health and welfare benefit plan service providers. Gillihan is the author of the Flexible Benefits Answer Book published by Aspen Publishers, as well as a member of the Employer’s Council on Flexible Compensation (ECFC) Technical Advisory Council and a faculty member for the Institute for Applied Management and Law (IAML).

How the Audio Seminar Works

CCH’s live audio seminars require only a telephone connection. For the $249 per-site fee, an unlimited number of listeners at a site can participate and get up to speed and in-the-know on this important topic. Early bird registration before September 13 is available at a reduced per-site fee of $199.

Earn CE Credit

This audio seminar is designed to meet the CE requirements of the ASPPA CE program and qualifies for two CE credits. ASPPA members should report this audio seminar to ASPPA using the non-ASPPA-sponsored CE guidelines and tools located at www.asppa.org. In addition, ASPPA members should print out and keep in their files (1) a copy of the site registration confirmation and (2) a hard copy of the presentation materials. For more information, please contact the ASPPA membership department at 703-516-9300.

This program has been designed to meet the CE requirements of the NIPA CE program and qualifies for two CE credits. NIPA CE credit is earned only by attending the live audio conference. CD-only purchases do not qualify for NIPA CE credits. NIPA members should report this audio seminar to NIPA using the NIPA Continuing Education Policy found at www.nipa.org.

How to Register

To register online using a credit card, go to hr.cch.com/audio. To register by phone, call CCH Customer Service at 1-800-775-7654.

About Wolters Kluwer Law & Business

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.

Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has 2006 annual revenues of €3.7 billion, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com.

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