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Near the end of 2016, the US Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published two significant sets of proposed regulations on issues pertaining to defined benefit pension plans.

"Present value" is the current value of a future sum of money. A concept known as the "time value of money" asserts that a certain sum today is worth more than the same sum tomorrow. This partly comes ...

The PBGC has posted the present maximum guarantee values for 2026, present values applicable to benefits with annuity starting dates in 2026.