May 10,
2023 23 23 
Defined Contribution plans: Form 5500 news! Defined Benefit plans: Plan Document news!
May 10,
2023 31 31
As part of the enrollment process, participants are asked to elect a beneficiary. However, this step is often not completed or kept up to date as time goes on, which can make death distributions more complicated than they need to be.
May 10,
2023 26 26
As a plan sponsor, do you feel your employees have a clear understanding of the company’s retirement plan?
February 20,
2023 266 266
When Plan Sponsors are asked to provide company and employee census information for a recent plan year, the details being collected affect the contributions that must be calculated and funded as well as which compliance tests the plan must satisfy.
February 20,
2023 59 59
Secure 2.0 Act of 2022 includes some action items that may produce beneficial changes in the future.
February 20,
2023 94 94
In 2019, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act increased the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) age for retirement plan participants from age 70 1/2 to 72.
November 3,
2022 224 224
Save even more for retirement in 2023 due to record breaking increases in limits. On October 21, 2022, the IRS announced the Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) affecting the dollar limitations for retirement plans for 2023.
November 3,
2022 191 191
As the year comes to a close, you may wonder what plan records must be kept and what items can be tossed. Historical plan records may need to be produced for many reasons: an IRS audit, a DOL investigation or simply questions from participants about their benefits or accounts to name a few.
November 3,
2022 182 182
The original due date of the CARES Act and SECURE Act amendments for qualified plans, other than governmental plans, was the last day of the first plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, which means December 31, 2022, for calendar year plans.
November 3,
2022 197 197
Each year, a great deal of attention is paid to the upcoming year end work: census gathering, compliance testing, 5500s, oh my! But the year-end also brings with it a host of items that may need attention before the year closes. Below are a few action items that may need to be considered.