Newsletter Articles

Secure 2.0 Webinar

The register link will now take you to our interactive Secure 2.0 website, which includes the webinar recording and other useful information.

Upcoming Compliance Deadlines for Calendar-Year Plans

February 28thIRS Form 1099-R Copy A – Deadline to submit 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 electronic...

Is it already time to complete another year-end data request?

When Plan Sponsors are asked to provide company and employee census information for a recent plan year, the details being collected affect the contributions that must be calculated and funded as well as which compliance tests the plan must satisfy. The same questions...

SECURE 2.0 is a GO!

In 2019, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act increased the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) age for retirement plan participants from age 70 1/2 to 72. Additionally, it introduced opportunities for Long Term Part Time (LTPT)...

Upcoming Compliance Deadlines for Calendar-Year Plans

December 1stParticipant Notices – Annual notices due for Safe Harbor elections, Qualified Default Investment Arrangement (QDIA), and Automatic Contribution Arrangements (EACA or QACA).December 30thADP/ACP Corrections - Deadline for a plan to make ADP/ACP...

Deadline for CARES Act and SECURE Act Amendments Extended

The original due date of the CARES Act and SECURE Act amendments for qualified plans, other than governmental plans, was the last day of the first plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, which means December 31, 2022, for calendar year plans. This has been...

Save or Toss? Proper Plan Record Storage a Must!

As the year comes to a close, you may wonder what plan records must be kept and what items can be tossed. Historical plan records may need to be produced for many reasons: an IRS audit, a DOL investigation or simply questions from participants about their benefits or...

New Plan Year Checklist

Each year, a great deal of attention is paid to the upcoming year end work: census gathering, compliance testing, 5500s, oh my! But the year-end also brings with it a host of items that may need attention before the year closes. Below are a few action items that may...

Cost of Living Adjustments for 2023

Save even more for retirement in 2023 due to record breaking increases in limits. On October 21, 2022, the IRS announced the Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) affecting the dollar limitations for retirement plans for 2023. Retirement plan limits increased well over...