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Snell & Wilmer

Five Things to Know about the DOL’s New VFCP Self-Correction Feature Taking Effect Next Week

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By Amberlee Lapointe On January 14, 2025, the DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”) released updates to its Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (“VFCP”), along with a News Release and Fact Sheet...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Updated Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program for ERISA Plans Includes Self-Correction Features

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As announced in our previous HR Law Talk blog post, on January 15, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) published a much anticipated amended and restated version of the...more

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Sorry I’m Late: New Guidance on Late Contributions

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Twenty (20!) years after it last issued guidance, the DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has finally released an updated Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP). VFCP is a program that permits retirement...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Self-Correction of Late Deferrals Will Soon be Permissible (Sometimes)

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a revised Voluntary Fiduciary Compliance Program (VFCP), a long-awaited update by many in the industry. The most significant change is the introduction of a self-correction component,...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Did Your Auditors Find an Error During Your Plan Audit?

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It is the first week of summer, even though in Ohio the smoldering heat has made it feel like summer for weeks now. Summer reminds many of us of pool days, eating watermelon and corn on the cob, Fourth of July fireworks, and...more

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Too Little, Too Late? Plan Contribution Timing Requirements and How to Correct Delays

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One of the most basic duties of a defined contribution plan sponsor is to ensure that that there is no delay and participants’ salary deferral elections are correctly and timely deposited into the retirement plan. Not only is...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

DOL Reopens Comment Period for Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program Changes

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The Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently announced (88 Fed. Reg. 9408, Feb. 14, 2023) that it will reopen the public comment period on proposed amendments to DOL’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (“VFCP”) and its...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

DOL to amend the DFVCP Program

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Employee Benefit Security Administration plans to amend and restate its Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP)...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Voluntary Compliance Program – What You Need to Know

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We want to share with you some recent informal developments from the Internal Revenue Service that could be concerning for sponsors of retirement plans. VCP Rumors – A report recently emerged that the IRS is considering a...more

McGuireWoods LLP

IRS Provides Guidance on New Form 5500 Compliance Questions

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has provided clarification regarding new “compliance questions,” principally for retirement plans, that appear on the 2015 Forms 5500 and 5500-SF. These questions should not be answered....more

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