The retirement plan community got a shock five years ago when the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) dramatically cut back its 60-year-old program of providing employers with the comfort of a determination letter on the tax...more
IRS Notice 2020-35 is a follow-on to Notice 2020-23 that provided for a wide range of pension filings and actions that were otherwise due between April 1 and July 14, 2020 that were extended until July 15, 2020. ...more
6/1/2020
/ 403(b) Plans ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Defined Benefit Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
EPCRS ,
Excise Tax ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Form 5500 ,
IRS ,
Pensions ,
Retirement Plan
The last two weeks have seen dramatic changes for communities and businesses as COVID-19 has spread to all parts of the world. Significant disruptions for businesses and individuals have become necessary as we work together...more
Eleven cases have been filed against defined benefit pension plan sponsors and certain fiduciaries alleging that the plan’s assumptions—called “actuarial equivalence factors” or “actuarial equivalence assumptions”— for...more
2/19/2020
/ Actuarial Values ,
American Airlines ,
Annuities ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Defined Benefit Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Pensions ,
Raytheon ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
US Bancorp
In recent years, many defined benefit (“DB”) pension plan sponsors have taken action to limit ongoing coverage and benefit accruals of their DB plans. Over time these plans may have difficulty continuing to satisfy the...more
1/13/2020
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Best Practices ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Compliance ,
Defined Benefit Plans ,
Defined Contribution Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
IRS ,
Minimum Participation Rules ,
New Rules ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Pension Reform ,
Plan Administrators ,
Retirement Plan ,
Retirement Plan Providers ,
SECURE Act ,
U.S. Treasury