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ESOPs, Benefits & Compensation Q2 2024 Client Update

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On behalf of the ESOPs, Benefits & Compensation team, we hope your Summer is off to a great start. In the time of family vacations and out-of-office replies, the pace of employee benefits changes—both large and small—remains...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

New Developments in 401(k) Plan Forfeiture Lawsuits: Advice for Plan Sponsors

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401(k) plan sponsors are seeing a string of lawsuits challenging their use of forfeitures to offset matching contributions. In the most recent suit, plaintiffs claimed that a 401(k) plan sponsor violated its fiduciary duties...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

New Guidance: Emergency Personal Expense And Domestic Abuse Victim Distributions

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Of interest to 401(k) plan sponsors and administrators, the IRS recently issued Notice 2024-55, providing guidance on SECURE 2.0’s new exceptions—effective January 1, 2024—to the additional 10% tax on early qualified...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

New Plan Distributions are Becoming Operational

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SECURE 2.0 provided employees better access to liquid assets during a major life crisis. We have previously discussed the domestic abuse victim distribution exemption and the emergency personal expense distribution exemption...more

Morgan Lewis

IRS Issues Fact Sheet on Disaster Relief Distributions and Plan Loans

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The IRS recently issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions in Fact Sheet 2024-19, which address the special rules for distributions and plan loans for certain individuals impacted by major federally declared disasters under...more

Locke Lord LLP

IRS Issues Guidance on Secure 2.0 – What Plan Sponsors Need to Know

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In late December 2023, approximately one year after Congress enacted the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”), the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released Notice 2024-2 (the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Does Your Retirement Plan Need a 'PLESA'?

Pension-Linked Emergency Savings Accounts (“PLESAs”) are a special retirement plan feature created under SECURE ACT 2.0. PLESAs were first permitted to be made available to participants as of January 1, 2024. PLESAs, which...more

Kaufman & Canoles

ESOPs & Employee Benefits Q1 2024 Client Update

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On behalf of the ESOPs & Employee Benefits team, we hope you’re enjoying the first days of Spring, when the longer days allow more time to ponder the ever-changing landscape of employee benefits compliance. Please find below...more

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial

You Live, You Learn… Correcting “Qualification Failures” under the Self-Correction Program

The Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (“EPCRS”), as set forth in Revenue Procedure 2021-30, allows plan sponsors to correct “Qualification Failures,” which are defined as any plan document, operational, demographic...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Roth Employer Contributions

On December 20, 2023, the IRS issued Notice 2024-2, which provides question-and-answer guidance on various aspects of the SECURE 2.0 Act. This post focuses on the ability to make employer contributions (match or nonelective)...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

SECURE 2.0 Medley – IRS and DOL Guidance for Plan Sponsors on Recent Changes

The Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of Labor recently issued guidance on various aspects of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, commonly referred to as SECURE 2.0. Below is a summary of key provisions...more

Holland & Knight LLP

IRS Issues Notice 2024-2 Outlining Guidance on SECURE 2.0 Provisions

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The IRS issued Notice 2024-2 (Notice), which provides guidance in a question and answer format concerning certain provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0). The following is a brief overview of key provisions in...more

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What Can A Tax Attorney Do For You? A Podcast With Janathan Allen

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Janathan Allen discusses what a tax attorney brings to the table that many other don’t. Ms. Allen notes that many attorneys don’t like numbers and yet there is so much in the business world that focuses upon the numbers...more

Miller Canfield

IRS Issues Grab Bag Notice Addressing Various SECURE 2.0 Provisions

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The IRS recently issued Notice 2024-02— dubbed the “Grab Bag Notice”— which addresses multiple provisions in SECURE 2.0. The guidance is 81 pages long, comes in the form of frequently asked questions and answers, and speaks...more

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Notice 2024-02: IRS Offers Guidance on (Some) SECURE 2.0 Questions

Approximately one year after Congress enacted the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”), the IRS issued Notice 2024-02, which addresses SECURE 2.0 implementation issues and extends the plan amendment deadline. Although...more

McAfee & Taft

New guidance answers questions for retirement plan sponsors

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In late December 2023, the Internal Revenue Service provided additional guidance in the form of questions and answers (“Q&As”) with respect to certain key qualified retirement plan provisions of the Consolidated...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

403(b) Plans - Not Your Average Salary Deferral Plan

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Congress continues to pass laws that move 403(b) plans ever closer to 401(k) plans, but 403(b) plans remain distinct. Understanding these differences allows you to maintain a compliant plan that best serves the needs of your...more

McDermott Will & Emery

IRS Says Keep Those Class Exclusions Classy Under Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Rules

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In this series of articles, we explore the implications of the long-term, part-time employee rules under the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 and the impact those rules have on employers and their workforces. Together, the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

De Minimis Financial Incentives to Participate in a 401(k) or 403(b) Plan

On December 20, 2023, the IRS issued Notice 2024-2, which provides question-and-answer guidance on various aspects of the SECURE 2.0 Act. This post focuses on the “de minimis financial incentives” under SECURE 2.0 Act Section...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New IRS Guidance on Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Retirement Plan Participation

New proposed regulations clarify how employers should implement retirement plan eligibility rules for long-term, part-time ("LTPT") employees. While some questions remain, the proposed regulations provide a number of welcome...more

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IRS Proposes 401(k) Plan Regulations Implementing Long-Term Part-Time Employee Eligibility Requirements

The day after Thanksgiving, while many of us were fortunate enough to be reaching for leftover pie, the IRS released proposed regulations implementing the requirement that 401(k) plan sponsors permit “long-term part-time...more

Dickinson Wright

Mastering Retirement Plan Forfeitures: A Deep Dive into IRS’s 2023 Proposals & Fiduciary Litigation Trends

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When a participant terminates employment without being fully vested in their qualified retirement plan account, the non-vested portion of the account is a “forfeiture.” While forfeitures are a common element of most...more

Fisher Phillips

2024 Employee Benefit Limits Plus 6 Best Practices for Employers

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Get Ready For The New Year Ahead - Employees can contribute more pre-tax dollars next year to their retirement savings accounts, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, according to an IRS announcement made on November 1. Your...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

IRS Announces 2024 Retirement Plan Limits

The IRS recently announced the 2024 cost-of-living adjustments to various benefit and contribution limits applicable to retirement plans. The IRS modestly increased the applicable limits for 2024. The following limits apply...more

Alston & Bird

Retirement Plan Amendments and 2023 Year-End Action Items

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Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group reminds plan sponsors to get ready for 2023 IRS year-end amendments and offers year-end action items....more

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