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Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Benefits Monthly Minute - August 2024

The August Monthly Minute highlights new IRS guidance addressing student loan matching programs, HHS’s increases to civil monetary penalties and Form 5330 paper filing updates....more

Verrill

RxDC Reporting in Light of June 1, 2024 Deadline and Recent PBM Litigation

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Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (“CAA”), employer-sponsored group health plans, including medical-only plans, must submit information about their prescription drugs and health care spending. This submission...more

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Donning the Plan, Forgetting the Top Hat: A Common Oversight in ERISA Compliance

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When drafting a deferred compensation plan or agreement for a key employee (a “top hat plan”), the focus is almost always on the terms of the plan. In the process, many employers miss a crucial step—filing the top hat...more

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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your April To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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Safe Harbor Exception for De Minimis Dollar Amount Reporting Errors

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As part of the routine administration of employee benefit plans, shortly after the end of a calendar year, many transactions must be reported to the federal government (“information returns”) and participants (“payee...more

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[Webinar] Workday Clients: A Game Changing Approach to ACA Compliance - January 11th, 10:00 am - 10:30 am PST

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Join us for a workshop tailored exclusively to teams who use Workday. Discover how to revolutionize your ACA compliance process with Trusaic’s game-changing approach. Led by ACA expert Anuj Mongia, Vice President of Strategic...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Special Report: SECURE 2.0 Act and the Future of the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System

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The Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) allows employers to correct errors involving the maintenance and operation of tax-qualified retirement plans. Depending on the severity...more

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

Secure Act 2.0 Creates Greater Opportunities for Self-Correction of Retirement Plans

Since 1998 the Internal Revenue Services (the “IRS”) has had a comprehensive employees plans correction program with three components: self-correction (SCP), voluntary correction with IRS approval including related user fee...more

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Casting a Wider Net: SECURE 2.0 Gives “Long-Term Part-Time Employees” Faster Access to 401(k) Plans and 403(b) Plans

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The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) promotes and expands access to retirement plans for American workers in several ways. Among other things, SECURE 2.0 strengthens and expands the special 401(k) plan eligibility...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The Solo 401(k) and Form 5500 trap

I think the Solo 401(k) plan is one of the great treats for sole proprietors. I have been using it for years. The problem is that there is so little help, that sponsors of these plans fall into a trap when they forget that...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Benefits Monthly Minute - June 2022

The June Monthly Minute provides updates on machine readable file posting rules, the IRS’ new plan examination pilot program, and the upcoming PCORI fee and filing requirements. ...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

IRS Pilots Pre-Examination Compliance Program for Retirement Plans

In its recent June Employee Plans newsletter, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the launch of a 90-day pre-examination compliance pilot program. Under the program, the IRS will notify a plan sponsor that its...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New IRS Pre-Audit Compliance Program for Retirement Plans

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Retirement plan sponsors should be aware of a new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pilot program, which permits plan sponsors to conduct a pre-examination “check-up” of retirement plan administration before the IRS begins a...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The Form 5500: What All Employers and Plan Administrators Need to Know and How to Avoid Costly Fines

In today’s episode of “Just Compensation,” hosts Megan Monson, Taryn E. Cannataro, and Batool T. Banker of Lowenstein’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice examine the Form 5500, which must be filed by all...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Inflation and ERISA Penalties: Hand in Hand for 2022

2022 INFLATION-ADJUSTED PENALTIES ANNOUNCED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR - The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 2015 directs the US Department of Labor (DOL) to make annual inflation adjustments to...more

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

A Cautionary Tale for Retirement Plan Sponsors’ Avoidable Late Filing Penalties

Do you remember the scene in the Wizard of Oz when Dorothy, the Scarecrow and Tin Man were walking into the forest chanting “lions and tigers and bears, oh my”?  I could not help but mutter “oh my” under my breath when I...more

White & Case LLP

ESG Disclosure Trends in SEC Filings

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These are unprecedented times, and companies are facing important issues as they navigate the current economic, political, and social climate. The COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement have put the spotlight on...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

Extended Deadlines Announced for Filing Form 5498

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued new formal guidance that extends the deadline for providers of individual retirement accounts and individual retirement...more

Holland & Knight LLP

COVID-19 Extensions of Time Provide Relief for Employee Benefit Plans

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In response to COVID-19, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) have issued key notices and guidance that provide companies with extensions for filing deadlines and other...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Code Section 139: Little Known Disaster Relief Benefits Now in the Spotlight

As most of the nation continues under lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have received inquiries about ways employers can provide additional benefits to employees during this unprecedented time. On March 13, 2020, the...more

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COVID-19 Briefing – Germany Agrees to Unprecedented Package to Protect Businesses

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On 13 March 2020, the German government agreed on a far-reaching package of measures to protect companies and businesses in the German market. The central message is that the Federal State (Bund) and the provinces...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Coronavirus Update – Impact on Employee Benefit Plan Deadlines

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The SARS CoV-2 virus (“coronavirus”) has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. It’s fair to say that none of us have ever experienced a pandemic, or at least not on this level. ...more

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Fix a Decade of Document Errors? Yes You Can!

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In two months (on March 31, 2020), the window closes for 403(b) plan sponsors to take advantage of the unique opportunity to retroactively amend their 403(b) retirement plans to correct document errors...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Annual Reporting Requirements for Incentive Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plans (UPDATED)

Requirement to Report - For (1) any exercise of an incentive stock option (ISO) during 2019 or (2) transfer during 2019 of a share previously purchased pursuant to a tax-qualified employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), the...more

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Deadline Approaching for 403(b) Sponsors to Review Plan Documents for Compliance

Section 403(b) plans must be maintained pursuant to a written plan document that meets detailed requirements set forth in IRS regulations. If a plan contains a defect as to form (e.g., a provision does not comply with the...more

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