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Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

401(k) Plan Sponsor Concerns: The Big Ones.

Being a 401(k) plan sponsor has a lot of tasks and this article is all about the big ones. Form 5500: It’s Not Optional (Unless You Like Trouble and Pain) - In the retirement plan world, there are two types of plan...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

Wait a Minute, Mister Postman: DOL Issues Annual Funding Notice Guidance

The US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued new guidance in the form of Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-02 (FAB 2025-02) and updated model annual funding notices (AFNs) for single-employer and multiemployer pension plans....more

Mayer Brown

The Pensions Brief: April 2025

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Pensions dashboards – finalised standards and guidance - The following dashboards standards have been finalised and have received ministerial approval...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

DOL Issues SECURE 2.0 Annual Funding Notice Guidance, Including Updated Model Notices

On April 3, 2025, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2025-02 (the “Bulletin”), which provides guidance related to certain modifications made by the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) to the...more

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DOL Issues Model Annual Funding Notices Reflecting SECURE 2.0 Changes

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On April 3, 2025, the US Department of Labor (“DOL”) released Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-02 (“FAB 2025-02”), which provides guidance regarding new content requirements that apply to pension plans’ annual funding...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

You’ll get hammered if you don’t use the DFVCP

I sound like a broken record, but I won’t stop until 401(k) plan sponsors understand the issue of a late Form 5500 and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Labor (DOL) penalties....more

Venable LLP

IRS Issues Guidance Regarding ACA Reporting

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Laws enacted at the end of 2024 made important changes to the ACA reporting requirements. The laws codified an alternative option for furnishing certain forms to individuals and authorized the IRS to issue new guidance on the...more

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Approaching Deadline: Reporting for ISO Exercises and ESPP Stock Transfers Due Beginning January 31, 2025

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This alert is a reminder of the approaching deadlines for certain year-end reporting requirements applicable to corporations that issue stock to employees (including former employees) upon the exercise of certain stock...more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

Welcome Healthcare Reporting Simplification Enacted

On December 23, 2024, President Biden signed into law two bills that will simplify employer reporting compliance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The new laws streamline the rules for employers furnishing ACA reporting...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Benefits Monthly Minute - August 2024

The August Monthly Minute highlights new IRS guidance addressing student loan matching programs, HHS’s increases to civil monetary penalties and Form 5330 paper filing updates....more

Verrill

RxDC Reporting in Light of June 1, 2024 Deadline and Recent PBM Litigation

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Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (“CAA”), employer-sponsored group health plans, including medical-only plans, must submit information about their prescription drugs and health care spending. This submission...more

Snell & Wilmer

Donning the Plan, Forgetting the Top Hat: A Common Oversight in ERISA Compliance

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When drafting a deferred compensation plan or agreement for a key employee (a “top hat plan”), the focus is almost always on the terms of the plan. In the process, many employers miss a crucial step—filing the top hat...more

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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your April To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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Safe Harbor Exception for De Minimis Dollar Amount Reporting Errors

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As part of the routine administration of employee benefit plans, shortly after the end of a calendar year, many transactions must be reported to the federal government (“information returns”) and participants (“payee...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Special Report: SECURE 2.0 Act and the Future of the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System

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The Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) allows employers to correct errors involving the maintenance and operation of tax-qualified retirement plans. Depending on the severity...more

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Secure Act 2.0 Creates Greater Opportunities for Self-Correction of Retirement Plans

Since 1998 the Internal Revenue Services (the “IRS”) has had a comprehensive employees plans correction program with three components: self-correction (SCP), voluntary correction with IRS approval including related user fee...more

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Casting a Wider Net: SECURE 2.0 Gives “Long-Term Part-Time Employees” Faster Access to 401(k) Plans and 403(b) Plans

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The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) promotes and expands access to retirement plans for American workers in several ways. Among other things, SECURE 2.0 strengthens and expands the special 401(k) plan eligibility...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The Solo 401(k) and Form 5500 trap

I think the Solo 401(k) plan is one of the great treats for sole proprietors. I have been using it for years. The problem is that there is so little help, that sponsors of these plans fall into a trap when they forget that...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Benefits Monthly Minute - June 2022

The June Monthly Minute provides updates on machine readable file posting rules, the IRS’ new plan examination pilot program, and the upcoming PCORI fee and filing requirements. ...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

IRS Pilots Pre-Examination Compliance Program for Retirement Plans

In its recent June Employee Plans newsletter, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the launch of a 90-day pre-examination compliance pilot program. Under the program, the IRS will notify a plan sponsor that its...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New IRS Pre-Audit Compliance Program for Retirement Plans

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Retirement plan sponsors should be aware of a new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pilot program, which permits plan sponsors to conduct a pre-examination “check-up” of retirement plan administration before the IRS begins a...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The Form 5500: What All Employers and Plan Administrators Need to Know and How to Avoid Costly Fines

In today’s episode of “Just Compensation,” hosts Megan Monson, Taryn E. Cannataro, and Batool T. Banker of Lowenstein’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice examine the Form 5500, which must be filed by all...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Inflation and ERISA Penalties: Hand in Hand for 2022

2022 INFLATION-ADJUSTED PENALTIES ANNOUNCED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR - The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 2015 directs the US Department of Labor (DOL) to make annual inflation adjustments to...more

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A Cautionary Tale for Retirement Plan Sponsors’ Avoidable Late Filing Penalties

Do you remember the scene in the Wizard of Oz when Dorothy, the Scarecrow and Tin Man were walking into the forest chanting “lions and tigers and bears, oh my”?  I could not help but mutter “oh my” under my breath when I...more

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ESG Disclosure Trends in SEC Filings

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These are unprecedented times, and companies are facing important issues as they navigate the current economic, political, and social climate. The COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement have put the spotlight on...more

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