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Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Lincoln to offer lifetime income solutions

Lincoln Financial Group announced the addition to its in-plan guaranteed income investment offerings for defined contribution retirement plans....more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Is Your DC Plan Retirement Ready?

Participating in DC plans such as 401(k), 457, and 403(b) plans is the primary way most people save for retirement, and there is considerable sponsor and participant interest in making DC plans more effective at their primary...more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Understanding Lifetime Income Products

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On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Ken Barnes, senior investment consultant with SageView Advisory Group, who discusses lifetime income products which are designed to help...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Extended Relief for Required Minimum Distributions in 2024

Five years ago, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”) made several significant changes to certain distributions required pursuant to Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section...more

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SECURE 2.0 Provisions with 2024 Implementation Dates

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This post summarizes provisions of SECURE 2.0 that retirement plans may need or want to implement for 2024. While no amendments are required for plans heading into 2024, plan operations may see some updates, especially if the...more

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IRS Increases Benefit Plan Limits for 2024

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The IRS has announced increased annual limits for retirement and other benefit plans for 2024. While the increases for 2024 are smaller than we’ve seen in prior years, they still may have a significant impact on plans and...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

IRS Releases Retirement Plan Limits for 2024 Plan Year

November 7, 2023 Employer update Of Counsel With the release of IRS Notice 2023-75, we now know the retirement plan limits for Plan Years starting January 1, 2024. The chart below details the changes made to the limits....more

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IRS Announces 2024 Employee Benefit Plan Limits

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced the cost-of-living adjustments to the applicable dollar limits for various employer-sponsored retirement and welfare plans for 2024. Certain health and welfare plan limits...more

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IRS Issues 2-Year Delay for Roth Catch-Up Contribution Requirements

On August 25, 2023, the IRS announced a two-year delay for the Roth catch-up contribution requirement for employees making $145,000 or more in the prior calendar year that would have applied in 2024. The Roth catch-up...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Adding Annuities still a concern for plan sponsors

There has been a push to add annuities to retirement plans, but I don’t see it gaining ground. According to Alight, plan sponsors are hesitant to add it, which was part of the 2019 SECURE Act. ...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SECURE 2.0 Adds New Distribution Options for Defined Contribution Plans

SECURE 2.0 introduced several new distribution options and tax reporting rules for defined contribution plan sponsors. Below is an overview of the new provisions and their potential implementation dates...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

Procrastinators Rejoice: IRS Extends Most SECURE Act and CARES Act Amendment Deadlines

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided a late summer gift to retirement plan sponsors by extending some year-end plan amendment deadlines. In Notice 2022-33, the IRS extended the remedial amendment deadlines for certain...more

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Neue Versorgungsregelungen dank Niedrigzins und Arbeitgeberzuschuss

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Viele Versorgungsordnungen zur betrieblichen Altersversorgung müssen angepasst werden. Denn der anhaltende Niedrigzins hat dazu geführt, dass Versicherer mit einem niedrigeren Höchstrechnungszins – dem sog. „Garantiezins“ –...more

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Proposed IRS Regulations Clarify SECURE Act Changes to RMD Rules for Beneficiaries

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When the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Security Act of 2019 (SECURE Act) took effect on January 1, 2020, it changed the rules for retirement plan required minimum distributions (RMDs) to participants and...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

SECURE Act 2.0: What Defined Contribution Plan Sponsors Need to Know

With SECURE Act 1.0 (officially titled “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act”) still being implemented by many plan sponsors, Congress is now considering a new package of laws designed to help close the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

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

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The restatement process begins

For those with defined contribution pre-approved plans, it’s time to restate your plan document...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

DOL issues lifetime income illustration regulations

The Department of Labor (DOL) released regulations that require retirement plan sponsors to attach on participants’ account statements an estimate of how much monthly income their accrued account balance would produce when...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Senators propose COVID related catch-up

Several Republican senators have introduced legislation that would allow plan participants who are unable to make contributions to their tax-advantaged retirement accounts in 2020 to make catch-up contributions to these...more

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The Countdown Begins for Lifetime Income Disclosures

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The SECURE Act of 2019 made three statutory changes to ERISA regarding lifetime income benefit payments from defined contribution plans (e.g., 401(k), 403(b), profit sharing, and money purchase pension plans). This blog will...more

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DOL Issues Guidance for Including Lifetime Income Disclosures in Defined Contribution Benefit Plan Statements

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As required by the SECURE Act of 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published an interim final rule requiring plan administrators of individual account plans (including 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans and other defined...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Don’t forget that the RMD Rules are different for 2020

While the 4 Questions during the Passover holiday asks why this night is different than all other nights, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has reminded us that this year for required minimum distributions (RMDs) are...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

[Webinar] Lifetime Income Illustrations – DOL Gives 401(k) Plan Participants a View of the Future. How Will They React? - August...

On Tuesday, August 18, 2020, the DOL published an interim final regulation... detailing how plan fiduciaries can satisfy the SECURE Act’s requirement that individual account plans add a “lifetime income disclosure” to at...more

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Questions on 2020 Required Minimum Distributions Answered in New IRS Guidance

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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), enacted on March 27, 2020, to provide relief from the coronavirus pandemic, allowed defined contribution plans, participants in those plans, and owners of...more

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IRS Guidance on 2020 Required Minimum Distribution Waivers and More

On June 23, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Notice 2020-51, which provides much-needed guidance on how defined contribution plans (including 403(b) and governmental 457(b) plans) and IRAs implement the waiver of...more

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