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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

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Benefits Monthly Minute - February 2025

The February Monthly Minute highlights a new online ACA reporting alternative, the DOL’s temporary policy regarding escheatment of small retirement benefits owed to missing participants, and new guidance clarifying the gag...more

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Final and Proposed Regulations for Retirement and Health Plans

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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

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Solo 401(k) Plans: A Quick Fix-It Guide

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“Solo 401(k)” is a marketing term used for a 401(k) plan that is adopted by a sole proprietor or an incorporated business with no employees other than the owner. These plans offer a greater retirement savings opportunity...more

Maynard Nexsen

February Compliance Corner: An Overview of Form 5500

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If your company offers an employee benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), you are likely required to file Form 5500. Form 5500 is an annual report that contains information about a company’s...more

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Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury Announces 2025 Limits on Qualified Retirement Plans

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On January 23, 2025, the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter No. 24-01 (CL IR 24-01) announcing the applicable 2024 limits for Puerto Rico qualified retirement plans. Pursuant to...more

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Missing Participants – What to do With Abandoned Accounts

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Over the years, plan sponsors and administrators have wrestled with the question of what to do with the accounts of participants who left employment years earlier and cannot now be located. ...more

McDermott Will & Emery

IRS Roundup January 6 – 10, 2025

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Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 6, 2025 – January 10, 2025....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Time to Restate? It's Not Too Late! Upcoming Restatement Deadlines for Pre-Approved Retirement Plans

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regularly requires retirement plans to incorporate new laws and regulations. To ensure that pre-approved retirement plans incorporate these required legal and regulatory updates, the IRS...more

Kaufman & Canoles

ESOPs, Benefits & Compensation Q4 2024 Client Update

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We hope you enjoyed the holidays and are settling back in refreshed and recharged for 2025. With a new year comes new rules; please find our thoughts on some of them below....more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Did You Remember to Take Your RMD?

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If you are 73 or older, remember to take your Required Minimum Distributions from any retirement plan or IRA you may have. As discussed in prior blog posts, Required Minimum Distributions (“RMDs”) are taxable amounts that...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

How SECURE 2.0 Options Impact Form W-2 and Form 1099-R Reporting

IRS reminds employers that implementing certain optional retirement plan provisions of SECURE 2.0 affect Form W‑2 and Form 1099‑R reporting starting in 2023 - The IRS recently issued Fact Sheet 2024‑18 to highlight how...more

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Self-Directed IRAs and the Prohibited Transaction Rules – Part 1

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Part 1: Permitted Investments and Compliance - The self-directed individual retirement account (IRA) is an increasingly popular option for an IRA account owner, especially those owners who have significant net worth and...more

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New Form 5500 Rules Permit More Plans to Qualify for Audit Exemption

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The Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation recently issued final rules on employee benefit plan annual reporting requirements that are effective for plan years beginning on or...more

Fisher Phillips

Overview Of Employee Benefit Provisions In The Consolidated Appropriations Act

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The Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2021 was signed into law on December 27, 2020 and is an impressive 5,593 pages. According to the Senate Historical Office, the Act is the longest bill ever passed by Congress. Buried...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Withholding and Reporting of Payments to an Unclaimed Property Fund

Sometimes, a retirement plan is required to distribute a missing participant’s account balance into a state’s unclaimed property fund. Until recently, it was unclear whether this distribution is subject to withholding of...more

Bowditch & Dewey

IRS Reporting Requirements for Foreign Retirement Accounts

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Section 6048 of the Internal Revenue Code requires reporting of a U.S. citizen or resident alien’s (a) transfers to a foreign trust, (b) annual financial information related to the U.S. person’s interest in a foreign trust,...more

Stoel Rives LLP

GAO Calls for Stronger Oversight of Executive Retirement Plans Senator Sanders Introduces Legislation in Response

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The United States Government Accountability Office (the “GAO”) has made public its January 28, 2020, report to Congress on the oversight of executive retirement plans by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the U.S....more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Round One of SECURE Act Guidance – IRA Reporting Relief for 2020 MRDs

IRA providers were concerned with not being able to “stop the presses” when it came to notices being provided in January to IRA owners regarding the need to take 2020 minimum required distributions (“MRDs”)....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Still Tax, Even Without the Distributed Cash

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The IRS recently issued guidance on the tax treatment, withholding and reporting for required distributions from tax-qualified retirement plans. Plan sponsors should contact their retirement vendors and trustees to ensure...more

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Back to Basics: IRS Issues Ruling About Failure to Cash a Distribution Check from a Qualified Retirement Plan

In Revenue Ruling 2019-19, the IRS answered three basic questions about the consequences of an individual’s failure to cash a distribution check from a qualified retirement plan. Uncashed checks arise in a number of contexts...more

Fisher Phillips

When Should Health Plan Sponsors Prepare For The Revised 5500? Right Now!

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In July 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), the Internal Revenue Service, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation released proposed revisions to the Form 5500 Annual Return required for certain ERISA-covered...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Employment & Benefits News and Developments

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NEW TAX LAW MAKES CHANGES TO COMMUTING BENEFITS - ...The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) generally eliminates employer deductions for commuter transportation and parking fringe benefits. This includes deductions...more

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IRS and DOL Provide Relief for Plan Sponsors and Participants Affected by Hurricane Harvey

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Labor (DOL) issued temporary relief on deadlines and procedural requirements applicable to employee benefit plans for employers impacted by Hurricane Harvey. ...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Proposed Changes to Form 5500 Reporting Requirements May Have Significant Impact on Retirement Plan Sponsors

On July 11, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced a proposal to implement sweeping changes to the forms and regulations that govern...more

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