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Proposed Treasury regulations relating to catch-up contributions were issued in January of 2025 that include guidance for the mandatory Roth catch-up requirement, which was first provided under section 603 of Division T of...more
The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (the “SECURE 2.0”) made significant changes to retirement plans and how they operate. Many of the changes have already been implemented by service providers, but some sponsors will need to plan for...more
On December 20, 2023, the IRS issued Notice 2024-2, which provides question-and-answer guidance on various aspects of the SECURE 2.0 Act. This post focuses on the ability to make employer contributions (match or nonelective)...more
The IRS issued Notice 2024-2 (Notice), which provides guidance in a question and answer format concerning certain provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0). The following is a brief overview of key provisions in...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) gave plan sponsors an early Christmas gift with the release of new guidance late last year addressing several key provisions contained in SECURE 2.0. A welcome portion of the notice was...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Under Section 604 of Secure 2.0, sponsors of 401(k), 403(b) and governmental plans may allow employees to designate employer match (including match on student loan repayments) or nonelective contributions...more
The Secure 2.0 Act (Secure 2.0), a sweeping retirement bill included in Division T of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, was a major bipartisan accomplishment of the 117th Congress. The bill included 82 provisions...more
The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0) significantly changes the legal and administrative compliance landscape for U.S. retirement plans. Foley & Lardner LLP is authoring a series of articles that take a “deep dive” into key...more
While most of the country was gearing up for the U.S. Open, retirement plan sponsors and service providers collectively celebrated a big win on August 25 when the IRS delayed the new Roth catch-up rule until January 1, 2026. ...more
A recent announcement from the IRS (IR-2023-62) modifies and clarifies Roth IRA catch-up payment requirements for contributors who are aged 50 or older. IR-2023-62 delayed mandatory Roth IRA catch-up payments for high income...more
Section 603 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“Section 603”) implements changes to catch-up contributions and is applicable to employers who maintain a 401(k), 403(b), or 457(b) plan with participants who are age 50 and older...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
As signed into law, Section 603 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0) required that effective as of January 1, 2024, participants in 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, or governmental 457(b) plans, who were age 50 or older and...more
The IRS has announced a two-year “administrative transition period” for plan sponsors to implement the SECURE 2.0 Act provision requiring higher-income employees to make retirement plan catch-up contributions as Roth...more
Section 401(k) Plans, Section 403(b) Plans and governmental Section 457(b) Plans generally permit employees to defer compensation on a pre-tax basis. These plans may also provide the opportunity for employees to defer...more
Join partners from McDermott’s Employee Benefits team as they discuss the impact of the recently passed SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022. With over 90 changes to retirement plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs), this webinar...more
The long-awaited sequel to the SECURE Act enacted in 2019 is finally here. On December 29, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, which includes the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”...more
New legislation commonly called “SECURE 2.0” was passed by Congress last week and signed into law on Tuesday by President Biden. The new legislation includes almost 100 different changes that are linked to retirement plans. ...more