This month, Allison Wilkerson, Brian Tiemann and Sarah Engle join host Judith Wethall to talk through the value of conducting a proactive self-audit of 401(k) plans. They will provide best practices designed to reduce the...more
On Friday, August 17, 2018, the IRS released a private letter ruling (PLR) which will help clear the way for employers to provide a new type of student loan repayment benefit as part of their 401(k) plans. By issuing the PLR,...more
The PBGC’s missing participants program, which previously applied only to single-employer defined benefit pension plans, has been expanded to defined contribution plans, multiemployer defined benefit plans and small...more
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On July 11, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a proposal to implement significant changes to the forms and regulations that govern annual employee benefit plan...more
8/1/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Form 5500 ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Reporting Requirements
On July 31, 2015, President Obama signed the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015, temporarily extending the Highway Trust Fund to provide continued funding for federal transportation...more
10/20/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Barack Obama ,
Defined Benefit Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Mandates ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Form 5500 ,
Form 990 ,
Health Savings Accounts ,
Highway Trust Fund ,
Large Employer ,
Life Insurance ,
New Legislation ,
Pensions ,
Plan Administrators ,
SAR ,
Shared Responsibility Rule ,
Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Time Extensions ,
TRICARE ,
Veterans