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A Q&A and More Delay: IRS Begins to Issue Clarifying Guidance on SECURE 2.0 Provisions

In late December 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2024-2 (the Notice), providing guidance on key provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0). SECURE 2.0, which was passed in December 2022,...more

SECURE 2.0 Takes Second Bite at Retirement Security

The US Congress recently passed the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0). Building on the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 (SECURE 1.0), SECURE 2.0 strives to expand retirement plan...more

New PBGC Rule Simplifies Multiemployer Plan Withdrawal Liability Calculations

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the PBGC) kicked off 2021 by releasing a final rule intended to streamline withdrawal liability calculations for multiemployer plans that are or were in “critical” or “endangered”...more

Disclosure Required: Lifetime Income Estimates on Defined Contribution Plan Benefit Statements

The US Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled an interim final rule (the “Lifetime Income Disclosure Rule”) that adds a new lifetime income disclosure requirement for administrators of defined contribution plans (e.g., plans...more

Deja Vu with Retirement Plan Extension 2

In response to the continued administrative difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance extends additional retirement plan deadlines for 2020...more

Retirement Plan Relief and Temporary Student Loan Benefits in the CARES Act

In its ongoing effort to help individuals affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) on March 27, 2020. The president signed the CARES...more

[Webinar] SECURE Act and Your Benefit Plans – 7 “Must-Knows” For Benefits Professionals - January 24th, 1:00 pm ET

The SECURE Act, signed into law on December 20, 2019, is the broadest piece of retirement legislation passed in 13 years. It aims to enhance and expand retirement security for more Americans, in part, by encouraging plan...more

Finally SECURE: Opportunities in the 2019 SECURE Act for Plan Sponsors

The SECURE Act—the most significant piece of retirement plan legislation in more than a decade—is now law. Plan sponsors should immediately start considering how changes included in the SECURE Act could impact their...more

Federal District Court Dismisses Pension Actuarial Equivalence Lawsuit

A federal district court recently handed plan sponsors their first victory in a string of actuarial equivalence lawsuits filed against large defined benefit pension plans. Although the decision is a positive development for...more

Bipartisan Bill Paves the Way for Significant Retirement Plan Reforms

The House recently passed the most significant piece of proposed retirement plan legislation in more than a decade: the SECURE Act. Although the Senate must also approve the bill before it becomes law, its proposed changes...more

IRS Corrections Go Digital in 2019

Late last month, the IRS released the latest version of its Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System, the IRS’s program for correcting retirement plan errors. The newest version of the correction program—effective...more

DOL Clarifies Guidance on Socially Responsible Investing

Socially responsible investing often sounds like an intriguing idea, but investing plan assets in a socially responsible manner is a notoriously tricky proposition. Earlier this year, the US Department of Labor issued...more

New IRS Guidance Allows Plan Sponsors to Use Forfeitures for Safe Harbor Contributions, QNECs and QMACs

Earlier this year, the IRS released proposed regulations which permit employers to use forfeitures to fund safe harbor contributions, QNECs and QMACs. ...more

DOL Releases Advance Copies of the 2016 Form 5500

In Depth - On November 1, 2016, the US Department of Labor (DOL) released advance copies of the 2016 Form 5500 and Form 5500-SF annual return/report and their related schedules and instructions. Information copies of the...more

View From McDermott: Having Their Cake and Eating It Too—An Employer’s Guide to Managing Retirement-Eligible Employees Who Want to...

‘‘I would like to start receiving my retirement benefits now, but I would also like to keep working for a bit. Can I do this?’’ Baby boomers pose this question to their employers on a routine basis. Unfortunately, there is no...more

Employers Should Review How Plan Documents Define Spouse in Light of Recent Benefits Litigation

Two recent cases challenging benefit eligibility for same-sex spouses highlight the need for employer-sponsored retirement and welfare plans to clearly define "spouse" for eligibility purposes. Employers may want to review...more

IRS Updates Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently updated the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS), the comprehensive system of correction programs for sponsors of qualified retirement plans. The components of EPCRS...more

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