Compliance | August 28th, 2024 GAO Finds Conflicts of Interest in Sale of Certain Retirement Investments The interests of financial professionals and firms ‘often conflict with the interests of retirement investors,’ according to the watchdog’s report.
Administration | August 28th, 2024 Educational Assistance Programs Can Be Used to Help Repay Student Loans Employees whose employers offer educational assistance programs can use them to help pay student loan obligations until at least December...
Benefits | August 19th, 2024 IRS Offers Interim Guidance on Student Loan Matching Payments The notice is intended to help plan sponsors implement the match program, with plans for regulation offering further guidance to...
Administration | August 19th, 2024 IRS Forms Public-Private Committee to Combat Tax Fraud The new coalition, an offshoot of the IRS’s Security Summit group, will work to reduce tax scams during the 2025...
Administration | August 9th, 2024 Plan Distribution Options Can Help Participants Recover From Disasters Like Debby With the tropical storm causing extensive damage to homes and neighborhoods in the eastern US, plan participants can take out...
Compliance | July 22nd, 2024 IRS Proposes Regulations for Changes to SECURE 2.0 RMDs The changes apply to annuities, Roth sources and spousal beneficiaries.
Compliance | July 18th, 2024 10-Year RMD Rule Finalized by IRS Inherited retirement assets will be subject to different treatment depending on the recipient, starting in 2025.
Participants | July 10th, 2024 IRS Notice Defines Retirement Plan Tax Distribution Exceptions The IRS has provided guidance on certain exceptions from the 10% tax penalty for emergency personal or family expenses and...
Compliance | July 10th, 2024 Employer Forfeited Funds Complaint Against HP Inc. 401(k) Plan Is Dismissed A federal judge ruled the suit’s ‘theory of liability’ was too broad and dismissed the complaint, which focused on the...
Compliance | July 1st, 2024 What Does the End of Chevron Deference Mean for the DOL? It could mean more lawsuits and overturned rules related to retirement plans.
Compliance | July 1st, 2024 PBGC Closer to Receiving Pension Plan Restitution Payments Following a federal court order in Pennsylvania, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is nearer to forcing a bankrupt construction company...
Compliance | June 21st, 2024 ERIC and SPARK Concerned About DOL’s Lost and Found Participant Data Request The information request is too broad, rushed and may create data security issues, the industry lobby groups argued.
Ask the Experts | June 18th, 2024 What Are the Differences Between Different Plan Correction Programs? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | June 17th, 2024 What Pro-Rata Rules Mean When Taking Plan Distributions Both IRS and plan rules can affect how participants can draw down their pre-and post-tax retirement accounts.
Compliance | June 14th, 2024 PSNC 2024: I Survived an Audit Hear about the experiences of plan sponsors that have been through IRS and DOL audits.
Administration | May 30th, 2024 Industry Groups Recommend Fewer and Staggered Retirement Plan Disclosures Retirement plan and benefit disclosures should only be given to participants if they contain actionable information, industry groups say.
Compliance | May 10th, 2024 HSA Limits to Rise for 2025 Workers will be able to contribute $4,300 annually for self-only coverage and $8,550 for family coverage.
Compliance | May 7th, 2024 How Self-Auditing the Retirement Plan Prevents Compliance Issues Down the Line The Department of Labor found many violations in retirement plan audits last year, likely because plan sponsors were not regularly...
Compliance | May 6th, 2024 IRS Releases Explain SECURE 2.0-Related Tax Form Changes Participation incentives and Roth employer contributions will have to be reported as gross income.
Compliance | April 18th, 2024 Inherited IRA RMD Final Rules Postponed to 2025 The IRS will not enforce RMDs for inherited IRAs under the 10-year rule until at least 2025.