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Abbreviations

 

The following abbreviations are used in this book:

 

Term

Meaning

See

ASG

Affiliated Service Group

Q 13:4

Audit Guidelines

IRS Audit Guidelines on Employee Independent Contractor

www.employerbook.com/AuditGuidelines.pdf

BL

BenefitsLink “Who’s the Employer” Column

www.employerbook.com/QATopic.html

CO

Client Organization

Q 4:4

DOL

Department of Labor

 

EGTRRA

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001

 

EPCRS

Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System

Rev. Proc. 2002-47

ERISA

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

 

GCM

General Counsel Memorandum

 

HCE

Highly Compensated Employee

IRC §414(q)

IRA

Individual Retirement Account

IRC §408

IRC

Internal Revenue Code of 1986

 

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

 

LLC

Limited Liability Company

Q 1:7

LLP

Limited Liability Partnership

Q 1:7

MEWA

Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement

Q 12:11

NESE

Net Earnings from Self-Employment

Q 1:11

NHCE

Non-Highly Compensated Employee

 

PBGC

Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation

 

PEO

Professional Employer Organization

Q 4:2

PLR

Private Letter Ruling

 

Q

A Question in this book (as in Q 1:1)

 

Reg.

Treasury Regulations under the IRC

Code of Federal Regulations, vol. 26

Rev. Proc.

Revenue Procedure

 

Rev. Rul.

Revenue Ruling

 

SBJPA

Small Business Jobs Protection Act of 1996

 

SEP

Simplified Employee Pension

IRC §408(k)

SIMPLE

SIMPLE retirement accounts or plans

IRC §408(p)

TEFRA

Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982