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Planning for Retirement Benefits Post-Secure Act

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On July 18, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations updating the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules. The final regulations reflect changes made by the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement...more

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Final Warning: Distributions to Beneficiaries Must Begin in 2025

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The retirement plan industry has been wrestling with the changes to required minimum distribution (RMD) provisions made by the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0. One issue in particular has caused considerable confusion....more

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ESOPs, Benefits & Compensation Q2 2024 Client Update

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On behalf of the ESOPs, Benefits & Compensation team, we hope your Summer is off to a great start. In the time of family vacations and out-of-office replies, the pace of employee benefits changes—both large and small—remains...more

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New Guidance: Emergency Personal Expense And Domestic Abuse Victim Distributions

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Of interest to 401(k) plan sponsors and administrators, the IRS recently issued Notice 2024-55, providing guidance on SECURE 2.0’s new exceptions—effective January 1, 2024—to the additional 10% tax on early qualified...more

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IRS Issues Grab Bag Notice Addressing Various SECURE 2.0 Provisions

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The IRS recently issued Notice 2024-02— dubbed the “Grab Bag Notice”— which addresses multiple provisions in SECURE 2.0. The guidance is 81 pages long, comes in the form of frequently asked questions and answers, and speaks...more

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SECURE 2.0: Guidance on Exception to Early Distribution Penalty for Terminally Ill Individuals

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As previously reported here, on December 20, 2023, the IRS issued Notice 2024-2 (the “Notice”) providing guidance on several outstanding questions related to provisions under SECURE 2.0. This blog post...more

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Winter 2023 Employment and Benefits Updates

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SECURE 2.0 Act - As part of a large year-end piece of legislation, the provisions known as SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) were enacted into law. SECURE 2.0 represents a broadly bipartisan piece of legislation that...more

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No Presence? No Problem: Temporary Relief for Witnessing Spousal Consent Further Extended Through Year-End

Perhaps channeling the old adage of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” the IRS recently released Notice 2022-27 extending through December 31, 2022 its temporary relief from the requirement that spousal consent for plan...more

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IRS Guidance Clarifies Pandemic Rehiring Need Not Always Affect Retirement Benefits

The IRS recently issued FAQs to address workforce issues and labor shortages resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance seems to be in response to well-publicized labor shortages affecting schools and the education...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

2021 Retirement Plan Year-End Amendments and Operational Compliance

As we approach the end of 2021, it’s again time for sponsors of 401(a) and 403(b) plans to review their plan documents and plan operations to ensure compliance with increasingly complex qualification requirements. While...more

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IRS Lifts Barriers to Help Address Labor Shortage Due to COVID-19

As employers across the country are facing critical labor shortages, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has stepped in, attempting to help by removing barriers that may have previously stopped employers from rehiring retirees...more

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Department of Labor Issues Missing Participant Guidance for Retirement Plans

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The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued long-awaited guidance on what it views as appropriate procedures for retirement plans to locate missing or nonresponsive participants. Plan sponsors and fiduciaries of all retirement...more

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IRS Notice 2020-68 Provides SECURE Act and Miners Act Guidance

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Notice 2020-68 from the Internal Revenue Service provides clarifications for sponsors and administrators of 401(k) plans and other qualified retirement plans, 403(b) plans, and 457(b) governmental plans on certain provisions...more

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Round One of SECURE Act IRS Guidance Clarifies Some Key Issues for Retirement Plans

IRS Notice 2020-68 (Notice) provides the first round of guidance on a number of provisions under the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act) and the Bipartisan American Miners Act of...more

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PBGC Modernizes De Minimis Distribution Rates

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) published a final rule (Final Rule) on September 9 providing that effective January 1, 2021, it will use the interest and mortality assumptions under Internal Revenue Code...more

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IRS Provides Additional Clarity on Key SECURE Act Provisions

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On December 20th, before the outbreak of COVID-19 and the resulting pandemic, President Trump signed into law the Setting Every Community Up For Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”) and the Bipartisan...more

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COVID-19: Two New Stops on the Roadmap to Relief for IRA Owners and Providers

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released new guidance in IRS Notice 2020-50 and Notice 2020-51 to help owners and beneficiaries of individual retirement accounts and individual retirement annuities (IRAs) and IRA...more

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IRS Issues Guidance on CARES Act for Retirement Plans

The IRS recently issued further guidance under the CARES Act expanding the categories of individuals eligible for coronavirus-related plan distributions and loans, and providing additional administrative guidance on relief...more

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IRS Issues More Guidance on Required Minimum Distributions

IRS Notice 2020-51, released last week, provides additional guidance on the waiver in 2020 of required minimum distributions (RMDs) from defined contribution retirement plans and IRAs, and the interaction of this waiver with...more

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IRS Releases New Guidance for Distributions and Loans from Retirement Plans Under CARES Act

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The Internal Revenue Service recently published additional guidance on the coronavirus-related distributions and loans provisions of Section 2202 of the CARES Act. Notice 2020-50 is intended to assist employers and plan...more

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IRS Issues Helpful Guidance for Coronavirus-Related Distributions and Loans from Retirement Plans Under The Cares Act

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Notice 2020-50 which provides helpful guidance for plan sponsors and plan participants who wish to take advantage of the enhanced distribution and loan provisions under the...more

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IRS Provides Additional Guidance on CARES Act Retirement Plan Distributions and Loans

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On June 19, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-50, which provides additional guidance pertaining to coronavirusrelated distributions and qualified plan loans made pursuant to the CARES Act enacted on March 27, 2020, as well as...more

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IRS Clarifies CARES Act Provisions For Retirement Plan Coronavirus-Related Distributions, Participant Loan Enhancements And...

IRS issues important guidance, including tax reporting clarification, to retirement plan sponsors and administrators on dealing with coronavirus-related distributions, participant loan repayment deferrals, and required...more

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COVID-19 and Employee Benefits #4: IRS Releases New CARES Act Guidance

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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was enacted March 27, 2020. On July 6, 2020, the IRS will publish Notice 2020-50 in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2020-28. The guidance in the notice is intended...more

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IRS Issues Guidance Implementing Coronavirus-Related Retirement Plan Provisions Under the Cares Act

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The IRS has issued IRS Notice 2020-50 (the Notice) providing guidance implementing the retirement plan provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) that was enacted on March 27, 2020. A...more

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