Newsletter Articles
Upcoming Compliance Deadlines for Calendar-Year Plans
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...
Which Bond is Best?
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...
Lost but Not Forgotten
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...
Keep on Talkin’
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...
Upcoming Compliance Deadlines for Calendar-Year Plans
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...
RMD Reminder
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...
Higher Catch-Up Contribution Available in 2025
A catch-up contribution is available for plan participants starting in the year age 50 is reached. For these participants, the annual deferral limit can be exceeded by the catch-up amount. Keep the following in mind: The annual deferral limit is based on the...
Preventing Late Deposits
As the time approaches to complete your annual data collection, you may be asked if any deposits to the plan were not made in a timely manner. Money withheld from a participant’s paycheck as pre-tax deferrals, Roth deferrals or loan repayments must be contributed to...
Cost of Living Adjustments for 2025 are here!
On November 1, 2024, the IRS announced the Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) affecting the dollar limitations for retirement plans for 2025. In October, the Social Security Administration announced a modest benefit increase of 2.5%. Retirement plan limits also...
Upcoming Compliance Deadlines for Calendar-Year Plans
September 15thRequired contribution to defined benefit plans, money purchase pension plans and target benefit pension plans.Contribution deadline for deducting 2023 employer contributions for those sponsors who filed an extension for Partnership or S-Corporation tax...