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If you’re a TPA and you’re not talking to your small business clients about SEP-IRAs, you’re missing the plot. But if you’re only talking about SEP-IRAs, you’re missing the opportunity....more
En el marco de la implementación de la Reforma de Pensiones contenida en la Ley N°21.735, el 1 de agosto se dará inicio a la contribución obligatoria de empleadores al nuevo sistema mixto, incrementando en 1% la cotización...more
On August 1, 2025, employers in Chile will be required to make mandatory contributions to the country’s new mixed pension system, as established under Law No. 21.735. This marks the initial phase of broader pension reform,...more
Provident funds, or government-administered retirement funds, were introduced as a form of “social protection” to alleviate poverty at the time of retirement. Most social programs at the time did not provide enough to cover...more
On Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, the IRS released Notice 23-62, which (i) clarifies that plan sponsors may continue to allow participant “age 50” catch-up contributions after Dec. 31, 2023, and (ii) delays implementation of the...more
Warner’s Employee Benefits Practice Group is pleased to present a webinar series on significant new retirement plan legislation, the SECURE Act 2.0. While we expect implementing the new law to take several years, some...more
As widely reported, the president recently signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (CAA 2023), a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill, which contains significant provisions affecting employer-sponsored...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
401(k) Errors That Should Require A Plan Provider Change - Change for the sake of change is a bad idea, you need a reason for it. There are certain plan errors when 401(k) plan sponsors should consider change and that...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued an important reminder of the unique application of the limit under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 415(c) to 403(b) plans on August 20, 2021. The IRS’s “Issue Snapshot”...more
Historically, 401(k) plans could exclude individuals who worked less than 1,000 hours in the plan year. However, the SECURE Act, in its effort to expand access to employer retirement plans, introduced the concept of a “long...more
All 401(k) retirement plans have special age and service rules that employees have to meet to become eligible to participate and to vest in employer contributions to those plans. In Notice 2020-68, the IRS explains the new...more
I always talk about my open-door policy with financial advisors and third party advisors where I will help these plan providers out without me actively seeking their business. I kind of have that liberty because it’s my law...more
I always joke that anytime there is a snowstorm, the local channels should just recycle their old stories about how people get prepared for the storm at the local Home Depot or supermarket. The same can be said about articles...more
On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, Marie Yascko-Rosado and Brydon DeWitt discuss ways employers can attract younger employees through student loan repayment employee benefit strategies....more
Your employees likely have more student loan debt than any other kind of consumer debt, except mortgage debt. If you run an internet search using “amount of student loan debt,” you will quickly learn that Americans owe more...more
Employers face a constant struggle to attract and retain quality employees. This is especially true in a strong economy where jobs are plentiful and the demand for well-qualified workers is high. Historically, employer...more
Many employers feel it is necessary, as part of a competitive recruitment process, to adopt a tax qualified retirement-savings plan for employees. Here are some forms of tax qualified retirement plans early stage companies...more