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Checklist for Foreign Companies Expanding into the US

You’re a foreign company looking to set up shop in the United States. You have weighed the pros and cons of expanding your business into the United States, c..onfirmed the compatibility of any products or services you offer...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Increased Flexibility for 529 College Savings Accounts

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Beginning in 2024, due to new rules within the SECURE Act 2.0, federal law now allows for up to $35,000 in a 529 account to be rolled over to a Roth individual retirement account (“IRA”) for the beneficiary of the 529...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

TRAs: Benefits, Complexities (and Private Jets) Explained with Tax Attorney David Peck

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TRAs can be advantageous if used properly. When you get numbers in front of people in the right situation, it catches their attention. The key is to get people focused and make sure they understand the complexities. In this...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

How SECURE 2.0 Options Impact Form W-2 and Form 1099-R Reporting

IRS reminds employers that implementing certain optional retirement plan provisions of SECURE 2.0 affect Form W‑2 and Form 1099‑R reporting starting in 2023 - The IRS recently issued Fact Sheet 2024‑18 to highlight how...more

Morgan Lewis

IRS Provides Guidance on Hodgepodge of Secure 2.0 Provisions

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The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a notice providing guidance on various provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0). Some of the topics touched on in the guidance include automatic enrollment, the...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

New Dollar Limits Applicable to Retirement Plans for 2024

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The Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration have announced the cost of living adjustments (COLA) applicable to dollar limitations for retirement plans and the Social Security wage base for 2024. Many...more

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Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury Announces 2024 Limits on Qualified Retirement Plans

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On January 31, 2024, the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter No. 24-01 (CL IR 24-01) announcing the applicable 2024 limits for Puerto Rico qualified retirement plans. Pursuant to...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

SECURE 2.0: Guidance on Exception to Early Distribution Penalty for Terminally Ill Individuals

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As previously reported here, on December 20, 2023, the IRS issued Notice 2024-2 (the “Notice”) providing guidance on several outstanding questions related to provisions under SECURE 2.0. This blog post...more

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

Extended Time to Amend Tax Qualified Retirement Plans for SECURE 2.0 Act and other Legislation

On December 20, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2024-2 to “provide guidance on discreet issues” concerning the implementation of specific provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0)....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Checking it twice: Benefit plan end of year actions to consider

With 2023 drawing to a close, it is a good time for employers to consider any actions needed before year-end with respect to their benefit plans. We made a list, and we encourage plan sponsors to check it twice....more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

Annual Limits on Qualified Plans for 2024

On November 1, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2023-75, which sets forth the 2024 cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limits on benefits and contributions for qualified retirement plans. The...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Want to Put More Away in Your 401(k)? Qualified Plan Limits Generally Increase in 2024

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The IRS just announced the 2024 annual limits that will apply to tax-qualified retirement plans. For a third year in a row, the IRS increased the annual limits, allowing participants to save even more in...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

No Need to Be Insecure About Your Retirement Plan: A Guide to SECURE Act 2.0

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In July of 2019, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, also known as the SECURE Act, changed the rules pertaining to 401(k), Roth, IRA, and other retirement savings plans. In December of 2022, the...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Catch-Up Contributions: Breathe a Sigh of Relief

On Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, the IRS released Notice 23-62, which (i) clarifies that plan sponsors may continue to allow participant “age 50” catch-up contributions after Dec. 31, 2023, and (ii) delays implementation of the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Podcast: Discussing and Demystifying the IRS News Release on ESOPs

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This episode of the Holland & Knight Public Policy & Regulation Group's "Eyes on Washington" podcast series is guest hosted by the co-chairs of the firm's ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plans) practice, Renee Lewis and David...more

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Commonly Considered Option Program Enhancements: Part IV - Employee Loans To Purchase Shares

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Consider this fairly typical situation. Four years ago, employee Emma was granted an incentive stock option (ISO) to purchase 100,000 shares with an exercise price of $0.86 per share. Emma’s award is fully-vested and she...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

SECURE 2.0 Eases RMD Obligations

Generally, it’s advantageous to keep funds in your retirement accounts for as long as possible. Indeed, the longer you refrain from withdrawing funds, the longer they have to continue tax-deferred growth....more

Morgan Lewis

Secure Act 2.0: Analysis of Expanded Matching Contribution and Emergency Savings Account Provisions

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The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0) makes far-ranging changes to the US employer–retirement plan system intended to expand access to retirement plans and encourage savings by US workers. This LawFlash more closely...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FAQs: UK Employee Equity Incentive Annual Reporting Deadline Approaching - 2022/2023 Annual Returns Must Be Filed by July 6, 2023

Companies operating employee equity incentive arrangements in the United Kingdom, including companies incorporated or registered outside of the United Kingdom, are mandated to file an online annual return with HM Revenue &...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Make sure it’s really Roth and not pre-tax and vice versa

As more and more employees are deferring on a Roth after-tax basis, there will be more errors on whether the contributions are made after-tax or pro-tax and vice versa. Changing Roth to pre-tax and ore-tax to Roth is a giant...more

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and...

Secure Act 2.0 Changes to Required Minimum Distributions

The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0), enacted on December 29, 2022 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, will impact retirement plan operations for years to come. Some provisions were effective as of the...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

SECURE 2.0 Guidance – IRA Reporting Relief for 2023 RMDs

SECURE 2.0 followed in the footsteps of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (“SECURE Act”) to further delay the required beginning date for required minimum distributions (“RMDs”), and IRA...more

Hogan Lovells

UK Budget: Pension aspects

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The pension tax changes announced in the Budget today represent a revolution in pension taxation. This alert gives a short summary of the announcements affecting pensions.  No doubt further complexities will arise as the...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

Code Section 139 Relief Period Scheduled to End: What Employers Need to Know

As the Code Section 139 relief period is scheduled to end soon along with the end of the COVID-19 national emergency, employers that assisted employees with personal expenses attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic should...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

SECURE Act 2.0 Is Here

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA) into law. CAA included the much anticipated SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (the Act or SECURE 2.0). This sweeping retirement legislation has...more

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