Connecticut businesses have until August 31, 2023 to offer a retirement savings plan to employees. In 2016, the Connecticut General Assembly enacted Public Act 16-29, which created the Connecticut Retirement Security...more
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, which was signed into law on December 29, 2022, includes numerous provisions impacting retirement savings plans, which are collectively referred to as SECURE 2.0.
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President Biden is expected to sign the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) this week. The law, which passed the House and Senate on Dec. 23 and Dec. 22, respectively, contains significant changes to employer-provided...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act or CARES Act, signed into law on March 27, 2020, includes many employment and employee benefit plan provisions. Set forth below is a summary of the significant changes...more
After a long period of relative stability enjoyed by sponsors of qualified retirement plans, several significant modifications have been made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Act), following closely on the heels of...more
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Last month, the IRS published Notice 2018-74, which updated the model tax notice that is regularly referred to the “Special Tax Notice” or the “402(f) Tax Notice.” This tax notice is required to participants any time that all...more
The 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act,signed into law on December 22, 2017, added Internal Revenue Code section 4960, which imposes a 21% excise tax on annual compensation in excess of $1 million paid by an “applicable tax-exempt...more
Plan administrators might feel it is the participant’s responsibility to keep a plan administrator informed of their address changes; however, it is the view of the Department of Labor (DOL) that a plan administrator’s...more