Data and Research | March 1st, 2022 Cybersecurity, Preventing Plan Leakage Top of Mind for Sponsors Retirement plan sponsors shared in a survey the steps they have taken, or plan to take, to reduce plan leakage...
Compliance | December 10th, 2021 Senators Ask IRS to Examine Policies on Survivors’ Pension Benefits They say current regulatory guidance has led to members of the LGBTQIA+ community being denied survivor benefits after losing their...
Ask the Experts | November 9th, 2021 Small Balance Cashouts When Annuity Contracts Don’t Allow Them Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | October 22nd, 2021 IRS Addresses Labor Shortages With FAQs About Rehiring Retirees The agency has issued two FAQ documents addressing pension plan rules when rehiring retirees and says federal departments are holding...
Ask the Experts | August 10th, 2021 Can a Plan Allow In-Service Distributions for Only Rehired Retirees? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Administration | July 6th, 2021 Paths to Salvage Participants’ Retirement Savings With a higher percentage of full-time workers leaving their jobs, experts suggest plan sponsors and plan advisers educate employees about...
Ask the Experts | June 29th, 2021 Does the 10% Premature Distribution Penalty Apply to Roth Conversions? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Ask the Experts | June 15th, 2021 Employee Account Balances Grandfathered for In-Service Distributions Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Administration | May 20th, 2021 You’ve Overpaid Retirement Benefits to a Participant … Now What? Overpayments are more common than many sponsors think; they should understand the steps they can take to get the money...
Benefits | May 18th, 2021 What a Year Without Retirement Savings Can Do to Participant Outcomes Scenarios show what a break in savings, as well as distributions and loans, can do to a participant’s retirement account...
Ask the Experts | April 27th, 2021 Did the In-Service Distribution Age Change for 457(b) Plans? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Participants | April 26th, 2021 Participants Expressing COVID-19-Related Withdrawal Regret They say loans and withdrawals put them in a better place financially, but they are concerned about their long-term financial...
Ask the Experts | April 6th, 2021 QBAD Distribution Limits When One Spouse Doesn’t Participate in a Retirement Plan Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Ask the Experts | March 16th, 2021 Can Systematic Withdrawals Be Taken From 457(b) Plans? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Ask the Experts | March 2nd, 2021 RMDs in 2021 Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Ask the Experts | February 9th, 2021 What If a Participant Received a CRD After December 31? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | December 28th, 2020 Partial Plan Termination Relief Provided in New Stimulus Bill The legislation also includes rules for qualified disaster relief payments and extends some provisions of the CARES Act.
Products | November 16th, 2020 PenChecks Streamlines Retirement Distribution Processing The firm says its new platform is meant to make it easier to handle retirement plan distributions.
Participants | October 16th, 2020 Helping Employees With Financial Decisions During COVID-19 When the pandemic is financially and emotionally affecting employees, they need access to sound reasoning.
Compliance | October 5th, 2020 IRS Issues Final Rule on Default Withholding for Periodic Payments For 2021, the default rate of withholding for certain periodic retirement and annuity payments will remain the same as it...