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Internal Revenue Service, Dept. of the Treasury

The Internal Revenue Service is the nation's tax collection agency and administers the Internal Revenue Code, enacted by Congress. This Code also governs retirement plans. On this site, you can view the latest edition of Employee Plan News, see published guidance, view forms and publications, and get tax information. From the home page, click "Retirement Plans."

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Pension & Welfare Benefits Agency, Dept. of Labor

The PWBA's goal is to raise the knowledge level of plan participants and beneficiaries, service providers, and other interested parties, and to ensure that they have access to available plan documents filed with the DOL. This enables participants to better understand and exercise their rights under the law and, when possible, recover any benefits to which they are entitled. On this site, your can read current news and press releases, get compliance assistance, view consumer pension plan information, see laws and regulations, as well as programs and initiatives.

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FirstGov

FirstGov is the official U.S. gateway to all government information and is the catalyst for a growing electronic government. This site will help you do business with the government online, on the phone, by mail, or in person. There is a powerful search engine and a collection of topical and customer-focused links to the federal government, local and state governments, and to foreign nations.

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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

The PBGC protects the retirement incomes of more than 43 million American workers (one of every four working persons) in nearly 38,000 private defined benefit pension plans. On this site, you'll find links for participant services, including application and update forms, and links for plan administration, including forms, interest rates, and premium payment information.

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Social Security Administration

President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced the Social Security program to Congress in 1934. It became effective the following year. The presidential act created a social insurance program designed to pay retired workers age 5 or older a continuing income after retirement. On this site, you can subscribe to the free eNews, read the section Understanding Social Security, see how to qualify and when to apply for social security, and calculate your benefits.

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