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Prepare Now for Mandatory Roth Catch-Up

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Proposed Treasury regulations relating to catch-up contributions were issued in January of 2025 that include guidance for the mandatory Roth catch-up requirement, which was first provided under section 603 of Division T of...more

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Act 3: To Roth or Not to Roth - That Is No Longer the Question for Some Catch-Up Eligible Individuals

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The IRS this past Friday issued proposed regulations regarding mandatory Roth catch-up contributions. SECURE 2.0 amended the catch-up contribution provisions of the Code....more

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New Year Brings New Automatic Enrollment and Escalation Requirements for Some Recently Adopted 401(k) and 403(b) Plans

The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 requires certain 401(k) and 403(b) plans to include automatic enrollment and escalation features for the first plan year beginning after December 31, 2024, meaning that for those plans with a...more

The Wagner Law Group

IRS Provides Guidance on Application of SECURE 2.0 Act’s Coverage of Long-Term, Part-Time Employees

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In Notice 2024-73, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued guidance on the application of certain non-discrimination rules to long-term, part-time employees in Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) Section 403(b) plans subject...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Things I Worry About (5): Long-Term, Part-Time Employees (1)

The SECURE Act (“SECURE 1.0”) included a provision that required sponsors of 401(k) plans to include their long-term, part-time, or LTPT, employees in their plans for purposes of deferring part of their compensation into the...more

Williams Mullen

Annual Employee Benefits Compliance Checklists: Plan Administrators of Governmental and Church Plans

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Administrators of governmental plans and church plans that are not subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) should review the following actions to be taken before the end of 2024 and address what...more

Baker Donelson

Preparing Employers for SECURE 2.0 Compliance in 2025

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As 2024 draws to a close, plan sponsors should be aware of those provisions of the SECURE Act 2.0 that become effective in 2025. Recall that the SECURE 2.0 Act (SECURE 2.0) was enacted on December 29, 2022, and while some...more

Williams Mullen

Annual Employee Benefits Compliance Checklists - Plan Administrators

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Plan administrators should review the following actions to be taken before the end of 2024 and focus on what to expect for 2025. The following checklist addresses plan amendments, notices, and other considerations for...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Things I Worry About (3): Automatic Enrollment (3)

SECURE 2.0 was enacted on December 29, 2022. Among its provisions is a requirement that “new” 401(k) plans and private sector 403(b) plans must automatically enroll their eligible employees, but not until the first plan year...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

IRS Announces 2025 Dollar Limitations for Retirement Plans

The IRS has announced the 2025 annual dollar limitations for retirement plans based on the applicable cost-of-living adjustment guidelines, with small increases in many of the limits. The annual limit for elective deferrals...more

Williams Mullen

Benefit and Contribution Limits for 2025

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The Commissioner of Internal Revenue announced the 2025 dollar limitations for benefits and contributions that apply to retirement plans. The Social Security Administration increased the Social Security taxable wage base....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Things I Worry About: Automatic Enrollment (1)

This starts a new series of blog posts…Things I Worry About. I will number these, but they will be more episodic than sequential. SECURE Act 2.0 was enacted on December 29, 2022. Among its provisions is a requirement that...more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - New IRS Guidance on SECURE 2.0 Act Student Loan Employer Contributions

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On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt discusses the recent IRS guidance regarding provisions under the SECURE 2.0 Act which allows employers to make matching contributions on account of...more

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IRS Issues Fact Sheet on Disaster Relief Distributions and Plan Loans

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The IRS recently issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions in Fact Sheet 2024-19, which address the special rules for distributions and plan loans for certain individuals impacted by major federally declared disasters under...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

IRS Issues Guidance on Secure 2.0 – What Plan Sponsors Need to Know

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In late December 2023, approximately one year after Congress enacted the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”), the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released Notice 2024-2 (the...more

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403(b) Compliance Check - Universal Availability and the Student-Employee and Part-Time Employee Exclusions

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If you administer a 403(b) plan you should be familiar with the term “universal availability”. This concept means that, as a general rule, all employees must be allowed to make elective deferrals into the plan immediately...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Does Your Retirement Plan Need a 'PLESA'?

Pension-Linked Emergency Savings Accounts (“PLESAs”) are a special retirement plan feature created under SECURE ACT 2.0. PLESAs were first permitted to be made available to participants as of January 1, 2024. PLESAs, which...more

Frantz Ward LLP

Secure 2.0’s Retirement Savings Improvements in 2024 and Beyond

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In 2022, we took an early look at the Secure 2.0 Act as the draft legislation worked its way through Congress and analyzed the potential impacts that the final bill might have on retirement savings. Secure 2.0 was eventually...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Roth Employer Contributions

On December 20, 2023, the IRS issued Notice 2024-2, which provides question-and-answer guidance on various aspects of the SECURE 2.0 Act. This post focuses on the ability to make employer contributions (match or nonelective)...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

SECURE 2.0 Medley – IRS and DOL Guidance for Plan Sponsors on Recent Changes

The Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of Labor recently issued guidance on various aspects of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, commonly referred to as SECURE 2.0. Below is a summary of key provisions...more

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IRS Issues Notice 2024-2 Outlining Guidance on SECURE 2.0 Provisions

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The IRS issued Notice 2024-2 (Notice), which provides guidance in a question and answer format concerning certain provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0). The following is a brief overview of key provisions in...more

Fisher Phillips

Proposed Regulations Impact Retirement Plans for Certain Part-Time Employees: FAQs for Employers

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Employers that sponsor 401(k) or 403(b) plans should be aware of eligibility and participation rules for their long-term, part-time (LTPT) employees. Historically, such plans could exclude employees who worked fewer than...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

The Gift That Keeps on Giving: New IRS Guidance on Roth Employer Contributions

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) gave plan sponsors an early Christmas gift with the release of new guidance late last year addressing several key provisions contained in SECURE 2.0. A welcome portion of the notice was...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

IRS SECURE 2.0 guidance answers key questions

The IRS released long-awaited guidance under the SECURE 2.0 Act on December 20, 2023. Notice 2024-2 (Notice) provides clarification of various provisions, including several optional features that plan sponsors have been...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

403(b) Plans - Not Your Average Salary Deferral Plan

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Congress continues to pass laws that move 403(b) plans ever closer to 401(k) plans, but 403(b) plans remain distinct. Understanding these differences allows you to maintain a compliant plan that best serves the needs of your...more

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