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2020 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 4) - Qualified Retirement Plans

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As 2020 comes to an end, we are pleased to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate SW Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered health and welfare plan...more

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IRS Publishes 2019 Required Amendments List

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In our 2019 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 3) Qualified Plans, we suggested that sponsors of all qualified retirement plans should be on the lookout for the Internal Revenue Service’s (“IRS”) 2019 Required...more

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IRS Issues Final Regulations for Hardship Distributions

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We previously reported on the Bipartisan Budget Act (the “Budget Act”) hardship distribution rule changes for qualified retirement plans. On September 23, 2019, the IRS issued final regulations implementing certain statutory...more

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Final Regulations on 401(k) Hardship Withdrawals

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In September, the Treasury Department issued final regulations governing hardship withdrawals from 401(k) plans. The final regulations update the existing 2004 regulations to reflect recent statutory changes made to the...more

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IRS Implements Prospective Expansion of Determination Letter Program to Merged Plans

The IRS has announced a limited expansion of its determination letter program. Beginning Sept. 1, 2019, the IRS will accept determination letter (“DL”) applications for individually designed merged plans....more

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IRS Determination Letter Program Broadens Its Reach

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On May 1, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced an expansion of the existing determination letter submission program. Previously the IRS has only allowed submissions of initial retirement plan qualifications and plan...more

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IRS Announces Limited Expansion of its Determination Letter Program for Individually Designed Retirement Plans – But Questions...

On May 1, 2019, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2019-20 which provides for a limited-scope expansion of its determination letter program for individually designed plans. Beginning on September 1, 2019, the IRS will accept...more

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Reopening the Floodgates: IRS Announces Expanded Determination Letter Program

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As we previously reported, the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) scaled back its determination letter program for individually designed retirement plans effective as of January 1, 2017. In the intervening years, the...more

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2018 End of Year Plan Sponsor "To Do" List (Part 3) - Qualified Retirement Plans

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As 2018 comes to an end, we are pleased to present you with our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we are publishing our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered...more

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Update of the IRS Favorable Determination Letter Program: No Action Required by the 2018 Required Amendments List - Employee...

As more fully described in our earlier newsletter, in Revenue Procedure 2016-37 the Internal Revenue System (IRS) made significant changes in the procedures governing the issuance of favorable determination letters to the...more

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IRS Publishes 2017 Required Amendments List

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In our 2017 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 4) Qualified Plans, we suggested that sponsors of all qualified retirement plans should be on the lookout for the Internal Revenue Service’s (“IRS”) 2017 Required...more

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IRS Issues First Required Amendments List for Qualified Plans

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In a previous blog, we discussed the IRS’ elimination of its five year staggered determination letter cycle for individually designed plans. The IRS recently provided guidance to help sponsors of individually designed plans...more

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