Compliance | March 25th, 2020 Retirement Plan Providers Preparing for Spikes in Loans and Hardships As the retirement industry awaits details of a coronavirus stimulus relief bill, a spike in participant loans and hardship withdrawals...
Ask the Experts | March 17th, 2020 Distribution Reporting for 457(b) Plans Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Data and Research | January 13th, 2020 DC Plans Moving to Become Decumulation Vehicles More plan sponsors have a policy for retaining the assets of terminated and retired participants and more are offering decumlation...
Ask the Experts | December 20th, 2019 Contributing an RMD to a Charity Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Opinions | November 5th, 2019 Ask the Experts – Can In-Service Distributions Be Rolled Over? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Administration | October 29th, 2019 Rollover Rules Between Different Plan Types Retirement plan sponsors need to understand IRS rules for rollovers and what they should consider before accepting one.
Administration | October 25th, 2019 Undocumented Workers Become a Missing Participant Problem Nothing in ERISA says an undocumented worker cannot participate in a retirement plan, but making a distribution to one could...
Ask the Experts | October 8th, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Difference Between Plan Distribution Withholding and Actual Taxes Paid Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.
Administration | September 23rd, 2019 Plan Sponsors Recognizing Need for Decumulation Choices A new survey from Alight Solutions indicates more employers are expanding distribution options in their DC retirement plans to help...
Participants | July 31st, 2019 Participants Need More Education About Distribution Options Forty-two percent of those between the ages of 35 and 65 who left a job where they had money in...
Ask the Experts | July 2nd, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Must a Nonelecting Church Plan Require Spousal Consent? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.
Ask the Experts | May 7th, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Early Distribution Penalties for Pre-Tax and Roth Accounts Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.
Data and Research | March 14th, 2019 Installment Payments Encourage More Retirees to Keep Assets in DC Plans Over the past decade, overall, there was a higher percentage of withdrawals among people who terminated employment after reaching age...
Products | January 29th, 2019 Wolters Kluwer Makes Retirement Plan Distribution Processes Easier New integrations make filling out Form 1099s and rollovers to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) automatic.
Ask the Experts | December 4th, 2018 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Defining ‘Severance From Employment’ for 403(b) Plan Distributions “Certain distributions from our retirement program may only be made in the event of ‘severance from employment.’
Products | October 17th, 2018 Wolters Kluwer Streamlines Distribution Process with Tracking Software Along with other features, the software can automate tasks usually performed manually.
Administration | July 26th, 2018 Distributions Basics Confuse Sponsors and Participants The rules set around all the different types of qualified retirement plan distributions are quite complex, but plan sponsors have...
Ask the Experts | June 5th, 2018 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Are 415(m) Plans Subject to the Premature Distribution Penalty? “Are 415(m) plans subject to the 10% premature distribution penalty for early distributions from a retirement plan?”
Ask the Experts | February 27th, 2018 Distributions When Switching Jobs Within Same Denomination “I work as an administrator in my local church—recently hired in this position after working in the same position for...
Compliance | October 9th, 2017 Congress Adds to Relief for Hurricane Victims The act, signed into law last week, allows tax-penalty-free withdrawals and larger loan amounts from retirement accounts than current statutory...