Prior to the end of the Biden administration, a number of proposed and final regulations were issued that impact retirement and welfare benefit plans. The final regulations are effective in 2025, and the proposed regulations,...more
As 2024 draws to a close, plan sponsors should be aware of those provisions of the SECURE Act 2.0 that become effective in 2025. Recall that the SECURE 2.0 Act (SECURE 2.0) was enacted on December 29, 2022, and while some...more
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As employers are preparing for 2024 open enrollment, they should be aware that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affordability safe harbors are going DOWN for 2024. The IRS has just released Revenue Procedure 2023-29, which...more
SECURE Act 2.0 made sweeping changes to retirement plans, including changes to the additional "catch-up" contributions. These catch-up contributions for participants age 50+ have long provided the opportunity for needed...more
The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 was enacted as part of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which was signed into law on December 29, 2022. It was the culmination of a multi-year, bicameral, bipartisan effort to follow up on...more
The President's Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster, dated August 12, 2020 (Order), directs the Secretary of the Treasury "to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment"...more
The IRS just announced an increase in the maximum permitted employee contribution percentages in 2019 for the purpose of determining the affordability of an employer's health plan under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)....more
In response to Hurricane Harvey and the catastrophic flooding in Texas, the IRS and U.S. Department of Labor have announced relief for those individuals and businesses in the affected disaster areas. The "covered disaster...more
In a recent Omnibus appropriations package, Congress extended the effective date for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) "Cadillac Tax" by two years, from plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, to plan years beginning on...more