by Robert Brierre | Mar 4, 2025 | Newsletter
February 28IRS Form 1099-R Copy A – Deadline to submit Form 1099-R Copy A to the IRS for participants and beneficiaries who received a distribution or a deemed distribution during the prior plan year. This deadline applies to scannable paper filings. For...
by Robert Brierre | Mar 4, 2025 | Newsletter
Retirement plans can be covered by three types of bonds: fidelity bonds, fiduciary bonds and cyber bonds. As a plan sponsor, you will be asked for the fidelity bond coverage amount during the year-end data collection process because the amount is reported on the...
by Robert Brierre | Mar 4, 2025 | Newsletter
On December 27, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) launched the Retirement Savings Lost and Found Database of terminated participants who still have a benefit in a qualified retirement plan and are at least age 65. While the database is now active and available for...
by Robert Brierre | Mar 4, 2025 | Newsletter
When it comes to your retirement plan, keeping your participants engaged is a must. Not only is providing participants with enrollment opportunities in a timely manner critical to keeping your plan in compliance, it is also an important step in their retirement...
by Robert Brierre | Nov 27, 2024 | Newsletter
December 1stParticipant Notices – Annual notices due for Safe Harbor elections (note that some plans are no longer required to distribute Safe Harbor notices), Qualified Default Investment Arrangement (QDIA), and Automatic Contribution Arrangements (EACA or...
by Robert Brierre | Nov 27, 2024 | Newsletter
Required Minimum Distributions (RMD) should be paid by December 31 each year to participants who have reached age 73. However, a participant may elect to delay their first distribution until April 1 of the following year. If the first distribution is delayed, two...
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