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President Trump has issued an Executive Order (EO) that could reshape how alternative assets are treated in defined contribution retirement plans. The directive requires the Department of Labor (DOL) to revisit its past...more
On Friday, July 4, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) (“Big Beautiful Bill”) after narrow approval from both houses of Congress. The legislation extends the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and...more
The May Monthly Minute brings you up-to-date on mental health parity enforcement relief, as well as smoker surcharge and prohibited transaction litigation. Nonenforcement of 2024 Mental Health Parity Regulations - Earlier...more
In January, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations on the catch-up contribution provisions under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”). While the...more
New guidance facilitates the implementation and operation of two important SECURE 2.0 features: mandatory Roth catch-up contribution rules for high-income participants, and the optional "super" catch-up contributions...more
The IRS and Treasury Department recently issued proposed regulations addressing the mandatory automatic enrollment provisions under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0). The proposed regulations generally adopt the...more
Background - Many defined contribution plans are designed to permit participants to take advantage of an increased employee contribution limit starting the year they turn 50....more
On January 10, 2025, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations related to two new catch-up contribution provisions under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0): (1) the...more
Section 110 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) permits employers maintaining a 401(k), 403(b), governmental 457(b), or SIMPLE IRA plan to make matching contributions based on qualified student loan payments...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently published Notice 2024-2, which provides guidance on several sections of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022. This article highlights some of the more significant changes affecting retirement...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: It’s here for your post-Thanksgiving turkey hangover reading pleasure! The Department of Treasury and IRS released on Friday (in the middle of most people’s long holiday weekend) their proposed rules for...more
The IRS issued guidance on Friday, August 25, 2023, under Section 603 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, which requires age-based catch-up contributions by high-paid employees to a 401(k), 403(b), or governmental 457(b) plan to...more
The February 24, 2023, issuance by the IRS of proposed regulations on the use of forfeitures in qualified retirement plans provides some welcome clarity, regulatory house cleaning, and relief for plan sponsors. With a...more
On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (the “Appropriations Act”), a comprehensive government funding bill that includes substantial employee benefits-related...more
In September, the Treasury Department issued final regulations governing hardship withdrawals from 401(k) plans. The final regulations update the existing 2004 regulations to reflect recent statutory changes made to the...more
The Treasury Department and the IRS recently finalized new hardship distribution rules applicable to defined contribution plans. Plan sponsors should prepare for operational changes to comply with the new regulations,...more
Earlier this year, we summarized proposed Treasury regulations and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which made changes to the rules governing hardship distributions from 401(k) and 403(b) plans....more
On September 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published final regulations that modify the hardship distribution rules for profit sharing, 401(k), 403(b), and eligible...more
If your company sponsors a 401(k) or 403(b) plan that allows participants to take hardship distributions, you probably had a conversation with your plan recordkeeper last year about changes to the rules on hardship...more
The U. S. Department of the Treasury recently issued final regulations governing hardship distributions from 401(k) and 403(b) retirement savings plans....more
Last week, the Department of Treasury and the IRS issued final regulations regarding hardship distributions from 401(k) and 403(b) plans. The final regulations respond to comments based on earlier proposed regulations and...more
Employer-sponsors of certain retirement plans have work to do prior to the end of 2019. Sponsors of Internal Revenue Code ("Code") section 401(k) and 403(b) plans must analyze their plan documents and associated...more
• The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has updated its Operational Compliance List for retirement plans with a number of changes that take effect in 2019, with a focus on changes to hardship distributions. • The Operational...more
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Act), along with recently issued Department of Treasury proposed regulations, made changes to the rules regarding hardship distributions from 401(k) plans. The Act eases administration of...more
When I do my own taxes and the income taxes for friends, the software I use will alert me when I make a mistake and perhaps, enter an amount in the 401(k) deferral box on Form W-2 that is in excess of the annual limit for...more