Compliance | July 11th, 2018 Hardship Withdrawal Safe Harbor Covers Tuition, But Not Loan Repayments Plans which permit non-safe harbor hardship distributions could theoretically approve a participant’s hardship distribution request for the repayment of student...
Products | May 2nd, 2018 New Guide for 403(b), 457 Plans from NTSA The guide includes information on rollovers, loans, hardship withdrawals and much more.
Ask the Experts | March 6th, 2018 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Amounts Allowed for 403(b) Hardships Under Budget Bill “We currently sponsor an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) 403(b) plan and allow hardship withdrawals for elective deferrals, but...
Compliance | February 9th, 2018 Budget Deal Includes Provisions Affecting Retirement Plans Among other things, the bill allows for hardship withdrawals from more contribution types.
Data and Research | December 19th, 2017 Loans, Suspended Deferrals Can Reduce Nest Eggs by as Much as 20% The damage is worse for younger workers, as their savings time horizon is longer than older workers.
Data and Research | December 13th, 2017 Work in Retirement Could Be an Elusive Goal for Many Data shows that only 20% of people 65 and older were in the workforce in 2016, yet 56% of workers...
Compliance | November 21st, 2017 DOL Provides Relief for Hurricane Maria, Wildfire Victims The guidance for ERISA retirement and health plans follows relief provided by the IRS.
Compliance | August 31st, 2017 Regulators Provide Relief for Hurricane Harvey Victims The IRS is loosening hardship withdrawal and loan rules, and the DOL announced postponed deadlines for Form 5500 filing, among...
Participants | August 31st, 2017 DC Investors Stayed the Course in Q1 2017 Amid strong market returns in Q1 2017, most participants left asset allocations in DC plans unchanged, according to a new...