Compliance | April 8th, 2024 PLESA Match Manipulation Not a Concern, Chamber of Commerce Says Other SECURE 2.0 implementation issues are a much bigger worry.
Administration | April 3rd, 2024 Comment Period Extended for SECURE 2.0 Reporting, Disclosure Rules Federal agencies are seeking advice on how to improve the reporting and disclosure system for retirement plans governed by ERISA.
Administration | February 23rd, 2024 2024 PS Webinar: SECURE 2.0 Catching Up with Catch-Ups Plan sponsors, recordkeepers and payroll providers face many challenges when it comes to implementing the SECURE 2.0 provision requiring certain...
Compliance | February 14th, 2024 IRS Updates FAQ for Premium Tax Credit The tax credit is designed to make health insurance purchased through the marketplace more affordable.
Compliance | January 26th, 2024 Stakeholders Ask for Enforcement Delay on Part-Time Eligibility Rules SECURE 2.0 requires part-timers to be made eligible for elective contributions after two years of service.
Benefits | January 22nd, 2024 Will Plan Sponsors Adopt PLESAs in 2024? With new guidance from the DOL and IRS, employers have an opportunity to hit the ground running and adopt pension-linked...
Compliance | January 12th, 2024 IRS Takes On SECURE 2.0 Emergency Savings Accounts The notice outlines methods sponsors may not use to counter the abuse of sidecar account matching contributions, instead asking for...
Compliance | January 2nd, 2024 IRS Clarifies SECURE 2.0 Cash Balance Backloading Test Changes The IRS says that the balance and accrual rate for a participant cannot be reduced when adopting a new variable...
Compliance | December 28th, 2023 IRS Grab Bag Notice Provides Guidance on Several SECURE 2.0 Items Regulator offers clarification on automatic features, start-up credits and Roth employer contributions.
Compliance | December 22nd, 2023 IRS Publishes 2023 Cumulative List of Remedial Amendments The amendments keep pre-approved plans in compliance with changes to tax law.
Investing | December 14th, 2023 Nonprofit Group Launches Website to Counter Anti-ESG Information The digital platform aims to improve public understanding of environmental, social and governance investing.
Benefits | December 14th, 2023 Institutional Advisory Division of KeyBank Launches PEP Institutional Advisory debuts 401(k) pooled employer plan, with Transamerica Corp. the recordkeeper and Pentegra the pooled plan administrator.
Compliance | December 11th, 2023 2024 ERISA Plan Compliance Calendar A schedule to help plan sponsors track important due dates for their plans.
Compliance | November 28th, 2023 IRS Proposes Part-Time Eligibility Rules per SECURE Legislation Plan sponsors now have IRS guidance on what part-time workers are eligible for plans, though a comment period and finalization...
Products | October 2nd, 2023 Guideline Launches Starter 401(k) Plan The plan provider aims to gain greater market share of retirement 401(k) plans and has debuted a starter product for...
Administration | August 30th, 2023 NAGDCA Provides Roth Catch-Up Guidance for Government Plan Sponsors Experts from Groom Law Group and NAGDCA noted in a webinar clarifying points from the IRS’s notice that may allow...
Administration | August 28th, 2023 Extension on Catch-Up Contribution Requirement Comes as Relief to Plan Sponsors The IRS announced last week that plan sponsors have an additional two years to implement the mandatory Roth catch-up provision...
Administration | August 25th, 2023 IRS Releases Guidance about Catch-Up Contributions Under Secure 2.0 Notice 2023-62 also announces a two-year administrative transition period for higher-income participants to designate catch-up contributions as Roth.
Administration | August 21st, 2023 Hawaii Wildfire Victims May Be Eligible for Hardship Withdrawal Tax Relief The Internal Revenue Service is providing expansive tax relief, including waiving the penalty fee for hardship withdrawals, for victims of...
Compliance | August 16th, 2023 DOL Sues SIMPLE IRA, Health Plan Fiduciaries for Misappropriation of Funds The Department of Labor claims a New Jersey electrical contractor misappropriated employees’ retirement plan contributions and ended employer contributions to...