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 | November 2nd, 2021 IRS Issue Snapshot Reflects Changes to Hardship Withdrawal Rules Though the document addresses changes for 401(k) plans, all but one of them applies to 403(b) plans as well.
Data and Research | October 23rd, 2020 COVID-19’s Effect on Retirement Savings Could Be Long-Lasting Actions detrimental to employees’ long-term financial security have increased 50% since April, and illustrations show the effect of some of...
Ask the Experts | January 28th, 2020 Must Plan Sponsors Allow All Reasons for Hardships? Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Administration | September 27th, 2019 Natural Disasters Damage Retirement Accounts, Too What options do participants have when a natural disaster affects them, and are there steps plan sponsors can take to...
Compliance | September 20th, 2019 IRS Finalizes Hardship Withdrawal Rules Michael A. Webb, with Cammack Retirement Group, says there are no substantive changes from the proposed regulations, but he points...
Participants | August 23rd, 2019 Debt, Homeownership Driving Participants to Withdraw Retirement Funds Data about retirement plan participant loans and hardship withdrawals supports the need for better financial wellness programs, especially for Millennials...
Compliance | April 2nd, 2019 IRS Updates Operational Compliance List for Retirement Plans 2019 items for which plan amendments may be needed include changes to hardship withdrawal regulations, retirement plan relief for victims...
Ask the Experts | March 12th, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Participant Tax Implications of Taking a Hardship Withdrawal Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.
Compliance | February 6th, 2019 Will Changes to Hardship Withdrawal Rules Lead to More Plan Leakage? Some industry sources believe the availability of more funds for hardship withdrawals and the elimination of the requirement to first...
Ask the Experts | January 15th, 2019 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Elimination of Suspension of Contributions After Hardship Withdrawal Experts from Groom Law Group and Cammack Retirement Group answer questions concerning 403(b) plans and regulations.
Ask the Experts | December 11th, 2018 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Requiring Participants to Take Loans Prior to Hardships “I understand that under the new proposed hardship regulations a participant will no longer be required to take all available...
Ask the Experts | November 13th, 2018 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Suspending Mandatory 403(b) Contributions After a Hardship Withdrawal “Our plan is a 403(b) plan that has elective deferrals AND a mandatory employee contribution that is a condition of...
Compliance | November 12th, 2018 IRS Proposes Amendments to Hardship Withdrawal Regulations If the proposed rules are finalized, there would be no more suspension of deferrals after a hardship withdrawal or requirement...
Data and Research | July 30th, 2018 TIAA Finds Retirement Plan Leakage Offsets Automatic Enrollment Benefits While automatic enrollment generates positive effects, a report argues how these results are counterweighed by pre-retirement withdrawals.
Ask the Experts | July 10th, 2018 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Must Plans Adopt Budget Act New Hardship Withdrawal Rules? “I am aware from a prior Ask the Experts column that the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 made some changes...