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Merger and Acquisition Considerations for Employee Benefit Plans

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In the context of mergers and acquisitions, an acquisition target’s qualified retirement plans, health plans, executive compensation arrangements, and benefit programs (referred to collectively as “benefit programs”) can all...more

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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

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IRS to Waive Excise Tax on Certain Required Minimum Distributions from Retirement Plans in 2021 and 2022

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The Internal Revenue Service recently issued Notice 2022-53, which provides much needed transition relief in the form of an IRS waiver of the 50% excise tax that could otherwise be imposed upon certain beneficiaries of...more

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401(k) Limits Reflect Inflation

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The Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") imposes contribution limits on "qualified plans," a term that encompasses 401(k) plans and other less commonly-known retirement plans. The Code also provides a mechanism to adjust for...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

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Tax Court Addresses Self-Directed IRA

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The recent Tax Court opinion in McNulty v. Commissioner, 157 T.C. No. 10 (2021) addressed whether distributions from a purported self-directed IRA were taxable. The Court also took up the question of whether tax penalties...more

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2022 Qualified Retirement Plan IRS Indexed Dollar Limits Announced

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Today the IRS announced in Notice 2021-61 the cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2022 under the Internal Revenue Code. Nearly every...more

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How Recent Changes to RMD Rules Apply to Puerto Rico Participants in Dual-Qualified Plans

All of the recent changes to the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules of Section 401(a)(9) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, except for provisions related to the handling of tax-free rollovers, may be applied to Puerto...more

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Puerto Rico Treasury Department Issues Post-Earthquake Rules for Qualified Retirement Plan and IRA Distributions and Loans

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On February 20, 2020, the Puerto Rico Treasury Department (PR Treasury) issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter Number 20-09 (CC RI 20-09) to provide special rules and procedures applicable to distributions from qualified...more

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Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury Announces 2020 Limits on Qualified Retirement Plans

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On December 28, 2019, the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter No. 19-17 (CL IR 19-17) announcing the applicable limits for Puerto Rico qualified retirement plans for 2020....more

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IRS Memorandum Limits Exceptions for Retaining Signed Retirement Plan Documents – (excuse that “my dog ate my plan documents” will...

Generally, for a tax qualified retirement plan to be adopted, the plan document must be signed and dated by the sponsoring employer and retained. However, in Val Lanes Recreation Center Corp. v. Commissioner of Internal...more

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Final Regulations on 401(k) Hardship Withdrawals

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In September, the Treasury Department issued final regulations governing hardship withdrawals from 401(k) plans. The final regulations update the existing 2004 regulations to reflect recent statutory changes made to the...more

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IRS Expands Determination Letter and Self-Correction Programs

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The IRS announced yesterday that it will expand its determination letter program for tax-qualified retirement plans. Under previous IRS procedures, a plan sponsor could submit its plan document to the IRS, and the IRS would...more

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Colorado Rolls Out A Welcome Mat For ESOPs

Employee stock ownership plans (“ESOPs”) are a special breed of qualified retirement plans. Whereas a traditional profit sharing or 401(k) plan is typically invested in mutual funds, an ESOP is designed to invest primarily in...more

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Plan Sponsors: Don’t Miss These Retirement Plan Deadlines

Given that a variety of qualified retirement deadlines are approaching, we thought a refresher on the subject would be helpful, especially for plans that utilize a calendar plan year. This article is intended to alert plan...more

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Tax Reform's Impact on 401(k) Plan Loan Offset Treatment - Actions for Plan Administrators and Human Resources Benefits Managers

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• The recent Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the Act), enacted on Dec. 22, 2017, contains a few rules that will impact benefit administrators. • This client alert focuses on changes made to the tax treatment of plan loan...more

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Plan Sponsors and Service Providers Must be Aware of Changes Made to Rules Pertaining to Puerto Rico Qualified Retirement Plans

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Recent changes to Puerto Rico’s tax treatment of certain retirement plans have taken effect. Act No. 106 of August 23, 2017 (“Act 106”) amended Section 1081.01 of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code as amended, (the “PR...more

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Missing Participants and Beneficiaries and Required Minimum Distributions

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Internal Revenue Service released guidance detailing specific procedures qualified retirement plans may utilize to satisfy required minimum distribution standards for missing participants and...more

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Puerto Rico Treasury Announces 2017 Limits on Qualified Retirement Plans

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On December 8, 2016, the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury issued its Tax Policy Circular Letter No. 16-07 (“CL 16-07”), announcing the applicable limits for 2017 for qualified retirement plans. Pursuant to Section...more

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IRS Releases Benefits and Contribution Limits for 2017

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued its annual update regarding dollar limitations on contributions and benefits applicable to tax-qualified retirement and welfare plans for 2017. ...more

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IRS Provides Guidance for the Post-Determination Letter Era

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In July of 2015, the IRS announced that it would end its regular determination letter program for individually designed plans effective January 1, 2017. At the time of this announcement, many plan sponsors and other...more

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Individually Designed Retirement Plans and the New IRS Determination Letter Program

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A qualified retirement plan (hereinafter a “Plan”) must satisfy the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) in form and in operation. In other words, the documents establishing and governing the Plan must satisfy...more

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IRS Issues Guidance on Changes to Determination Letter Program for Retirement Plans

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The Internal Revenue Service recently issued Revenue Procedure 2016-37, which sets forth in detail the significant changes to the IRS’s determination letter program for qualified retirement plans, which we have written about...more

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The Grisly Death of Determination Letters for Individually Designed Plans

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced last year that it would end its staggered five-year remedial amendment cycle system for individually designed retirement plans under the determination letter program due to...more

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IRS Provides Guidance on New Form 5500 Compliance Questions

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has provided clarification regarding new “compliance questions,” principally for retirement plans, that appear on the 2015 Forms 5500 and 5500-SF. These questions should not be answered....more

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