Many employees who have had to resume repaying their federal student loans this month may find it harder to continue contributing to their employers’ retirement plans. For some employees, there simply is no room in the family...more
10/11/2023
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The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”), enacted on December 29, 2022, as Division T of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law No. 117-328), builds upon many changes made earlier by the Setting Every...more
On July 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued Temporary Implementing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Interim Final Rule (IFR) which the EBSA had...more
8/5/2021
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The IRS has extended the last day of the initial remedial amendment period for 403(b) retirement plans from March 31, 2020, to June 30, 2020. Plan sponsors now have until June 30, 2020, to update their individually designed...more
The March 31, 2020 deadline to correct form defects in individually-designed 403(b) plan documents seemed a tiny speck on the distant horizon when the IRS announced it in early 2017. But now, March 31, 2020 looms large and...more