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Small Change to Cash-Outs Could have Large Financial Effect

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Beginning this year, plan sponsors may increase their qualified plan’s mandatory cash-out limit from $5,000 to $7,000. The increase was enacted by SECURE 2.0, and applies to distributions made after December 31, 2023....more

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Forfeitures Account - The Next New Topic of ERISA Litigation Trends & Should You Be Concerned?

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A handful of new ERISA litigation cases (including McManus v. Clorox Co., N.D Cal. No. 4:23-cv-05325) are taking aim at forfeiture accounts and trying to pull them into the never-ending list of ways in which retirement plan...more

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The Who, the When and the “Oh, No” of 401(k) Plan Notices

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It’s that time of year again when calendar year 401(k) plans must send annual retirement plan notices. As you work with your service providers to make sure all notices are sent, now may be a good time to reacquaint yourself...more

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New Optional In-Service Withdrawal Right for Domestic Abuse Victims

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The next installment of our updates on SECURE 2.0 is on another new in-service withdrawal option. SECURE 2.0 allows plan sponsors of defined contribution plans to amend their plans to allow plan participants who are victims...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The problem of free or cheap plan documents

As an ERISA attorney who drafts plan documents at a flat fee, my biggest competitors are not other ERISA attorneys, but third-party administration (TPA) firms. ...more

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Annual Notice of Discretionary Match in ‘Pre-Approved’ 401(k) Plans May Be Required Soon!

Employers that provide 401(k) plans on documents that have been “pre-approved” by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) beware: there is yet another annual notice requirement that may need to be added to your compliance list!...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The IRS CARES: Deadline extension for retirement plan amendments

​​​​​​​The IRS has extended the deadline for plan sponsors of qualified retirement plans and IRAs to make amendments under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and the Taxpayer Certainty and...more

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Court Compels Proposed ESOP Class to Individual Arbitration Based on Plan Document

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Historically, courts around the country have approached the enforceability of class action waivers and arbitration provisions in ESOP and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) plan documents differently,...more

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IRS Extends Deadlines to Adopt Plan Amendments for CARES Act, SECURE Act and More

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The IRS on Aug. 3, 2022, issued Notice 2022-33, which extends the deadlines for qualified retirement plans, 403(b) plans and governmental retirement plans (including 457(b) plans) to adopt amendments reflecting certain...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Get those participation agreements done

It’s been happening a lot lately: a plan sponsor with several participating employers, not realizing that participation agreements for some of these employers weren’t done. This is just a silly mistake to make....more

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So You Missed the IRS’s Preapproved Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Restatement Deadline - Now What?

Every six years, all preapproved defined contribution retirement plans (such as 401(k) plans) must be restated in new plan documents that have fresh approval from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The deadline to adopt the...more

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Deadline for ‘Pre-Approved’ Retirement Plan ‘Cycle 3’ Documents: July 31 Is Fast Approaching!

Employers that provide 401(k) and other defined contribution retirement plans to their employees on plan documents that have been “pre-approved” by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) must sign updated documents by July 31,...more

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Individual and Pre-Approved 403(b) Plan Documents – Evaluating What to Do in 2022

Background - Back in 2013, the IRS opened its first 6-year cycle of reviewing and issuing opinion letters on 403(b) pre-approved documents. Most of the approval letters for that first set of plans were issued to the...more

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401(k) Compliance Check #1: Who Makes the Decisions for Your 401(k) Plan?

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For most employers, January kicks off a brand new 401(k) plan year! Now that all of the year-end plan amendments, participant notices, and new deferral elections are behind you, this is a great time to take a step back and...more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Time to Tidy-Up Plan Documents

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On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt reminds us that with priorities focused on taking care of pandemic employees and plan participants, plan administrators may need some extra clean-up...more

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New 401(k) Adoption Agreements on the Horizon: Pitfalls for the Unwary

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Employers that use an IRS-approved form 401(k) or profit sharing plan document are required to adopt updated IRS-approved adoption agreements no later than July 31, 2022. Most plan recordkeepers and other plan document...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Get a scanner

Being a plan sponsor is a tough job and the amount of paperwork that goes with it can be overwhelming. The paperwork includes plan documents, summary plan descriptions, amendment, valuations, trusts statements, and payroll....more

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Plan Sponsors Should Review Restated Pre-Approved Plan Documents with Care

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Employers using pre-approved plan documents for their defined contribution retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans, should carefully review restated adoption agreements and basic plan documents that may be issued by their...more

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IRS Documents opine on PEP plan documents

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in their January 20, 2021 edition of Employee Plans News opined that pre-approved qualified retirement plan documents may be used to establish arrangements known as pooled employer plans or...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

You need to read the plan document

Being an ERISA attorney for a couple of third-party administration (TPA) firms when I first started helps you develop a sense of humor because there are too many people I was associated with who had absolutely zero training...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Tenth Circuit Interpretation of ERISA Notice Requirement Impacts Plan Administrator’s Right to Deferential Standard of Review

When an ERISA plan delegates authority to the plan administrator to interpret the plan documents for benefit determinations, the plan administrator typically is entitled to a deferential standard of judicial review, and...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

The Differences Between Bundled and Unbundled Retirement Plan Servicing Arrangements

When it comes to retirement plan servicing arrangements for most public agencies, there are basically two flavors: bundled and unbundled. It is important for public plan sponsors and plan fiduciaries to understand the...more

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Retirement Plan Amendments During COVID-19

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As employers consider the financial impact of COVID-19, some are considering eliminating employer contributions to 401(k) and 403(b) plans. Notice 2020-52 addresses many employer concerns regarding mid-year amendments to safe...more

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Public Agency Retirement Plan Documents: Are They Properly Signed and Dated?

Based on numerous requests for plan documents from public agency clients, we know that many cannot find complete sets of their historical and current retirement plan documents that are properly authorized, signed and dated....more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The problem with plan investments and audits

Retirement plans with more than 100 participants require a CPA audit for their Form 5500. However, small plans with less than 100 participants may sometimes require an audit. This often happens when more than 5% of the Plan’s...more

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