PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - SECURE 2.0 Act Relief for Plan Corrections
One of the most basic duties of a defined contribution plan sponsor is to ensure that that there is no delay and participants’ salary deferral elections are correctly and timely deposited into the retirement plan. Not only is...more
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently announced (88 Fed. Reg. 9408, Feb. 14, 2023) that it will reopen the public comment period on proposed amendments to DOL’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (“VFCP”) and its...more
Employee Benefit Security Administration plans to amend and restate its Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP)...more
Plan sponsors are typically aware that operational errors threaten a retirement plan’s qualified status under the Internal Revenue Code if they remain uncorrected. What may come as a surprise, however, is that operational...more
We all know that when we make a mistake, it’s best that we correct them. Yet too many plan sponsors take a gamble by not self-correcting errors made in their plan...more
Tax-exempt employers have a special opportunity to fix compliance concerns with their 403(b) retirement plans. They have through March 31, 2020 – the “Remedial Amendment Period” (RAP) – to retroactively self-correct...more
401(k) Plan documents can read like Russian novels. They are often long and difficult to understand, so it’s no surprise that administrative errors in operating such plans happen frequently. Common errors include omitting or...more
New provisions for correcting operational and plan document errors take effect on April 1. On December 31, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated its Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) through...more