Videocast: Section 45Q Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) credit
Plan sponsors of individually designed 403(b) plans will soon be able to submit determination letter applications to the IRS. (Individually designed plans are plans using custom documents that have not been preapproved...more
On November 7, 2022, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2022-40, which allows certain tax-exempt employers (such as schools, charities, and churches) to apply for IRS determination letters on their individually designed section...more
On Friday, July 16, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published the most recent revision to the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) in Revenue Procedure 2021-30. Revenue Procedure 2021-30 supersedes and...more
Employer sponsors of 403(b) retirement plans have until March 31, 2020, to amend their plan documents to comply with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules stating what provisions must be contained in those documents. The...more
On April 19, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Revenue Procedure 2019-19 (the “Revenue Procedure”) and a separate IRS Release (the “Release”) updating the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently expanded self-correction opportunities under its Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) in Revenue Procedure 2019-19, which was effective as of April 19, 2019. EPCRS...more
• The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has updated its Operational Compliance List for retirement plans with a number of changes that take effect in 2019, with a focus on changes to hardship distributions. • The Operational...more
Through Revenue Procedure 2018-52, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has updated its system of correction programs for retirement plans known as the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS). EPCRS permits plan...more
In each case, the answer depends on whether the document and operation are in compliance with the many technical requirements for section 403(b) plans. IRS officials have recently indicated that the IRS expects to launch...more
In Revenue Procedure 2019-19, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) significantly expanded the availability of the Self-Correction Program (SCP) that plan sponsors may use to self-correct failures in their qualified retirement...more
In guidance issued on April 19, 2019, the IRS expands the situations in which retirement plan sponsors can self-correct compliance failures without first having to seek IRS approval or paying a fee. Employers should be aware...more
Newly published Revenue Procedure 2019-19 modifies and supersedes prior IRS guidance regarding the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) to allow plan sponsors to self-correct an expanded number of problems that...more
Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) expanded opportunities to use the Self-Correction Program (SCP), permitting Plan Sponsors to correct certain Plan Document Failures and plan loan failures....more
Through Revenue Procedure 2018-52, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has recently updated its system of correction programs for retirement plans known as the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS). EPCRS permits...more
The Internal Revenue Service recently issued a long-awaited Revenue Procedure regarding compliance for 403(b) plans and also offered flexibility to employers to fund employer contributions to their 401(k) plans with...more