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Client Alert: “Trump Accounts” – Tax-Advantaged Savings Accounts for Children

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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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

(Auto) Enroll With It: Understanding the New Automatic Enrollment Requirements

On January 10, 2025, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued Proposed Regulations on the automatic enrollment requirements introduced by SECURE 2.0.  The Proposed Regulations incorporate and expand...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

403(B) Plan Employer Eligibility Failures

One of the principal drivers of 403(b) Plans for governmental agencies is that when they are combined with a governmental 457(b) Plan, employees eligible for both plans may “double dip.” This is a common scenario for...more

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How Employers Can Aid Employees Impacted by the Los Angeles Wildfires

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Over the past two weeks, wildfires have caused substantial loss and damage to homes and communities in Los Angeles, California, and the surrounding areas. In the wake of such devastation, employers may seek opportunities to...more

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Things I Worry About (6): Automatic Enrollment (5) and PEPs

SECURE 2.0 was enacted on December 29, 2022. Among its provisions is a requirement that “new” 401(k) plans and private sector 403(b) plans must automatically enroll their eligible employees, but not until the first plan year...more

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Both Employers and Participants Benefit from New IRS Guidance on Correcting Inadvertent Benefit Overpayments

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Retirement plan administration mistakes require difficult conversations with participants, especially when the mistake involves an overpayment.  Changes in the law, specifically, SECURE 2.0 and IRS Notice 2024-77, give plan...more

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Expect Major Changes to Employment Benefits Under the Incoming Trump Administration

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Although President-elect Trump provided few, if any, specific details surrounding his proposed changes to policies affecting employee benefits during his 2024 presidential campaign, employers and employees should expect a...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Benefits Monthly Minute - November 2024

The November Monthly Minute kicks off the season of giving with SECURE 2.0 requirements for 2025 and the latest IRS retirement plan cost-of-living adjustments....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

IRS Announces 2025 Retirement Plan Limits

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced the 2025 cost-of-living adjustments to various benefit and contribution limits applicable to retirement plans. The IRS modestly increased the applicable limits for 2025....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Every Retirement Plan Needs Practices and Procedures for Self-Correction

Administering a retirement plan is a complicated task fraught with potential missteps. Fortunately, employers are now able to self-correct most errors and thereby avoid the considerable time and expense of filing an...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

How SECURE 2.0 Options Impact Form W-2 and Form 1099-R Reporting

IRS reminds employers that implementing certain optional retirement plan provisions of SECURE 2.0 affect Form W‑2 and Form 1099‑R reporting starting in 2023 - The IRS recently issued Fact Sheet 2024‑18 to highlight how...more

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You Live, You Learn… Correcting “Qualification Failures” under the Self-Correction Program

The Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (“EPCRS”), as set forth in Revenue Procedure 2021-30, allows plan sponsors to correct “Qualification Failures,” which are defined as any plan document, operational, demographic...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

IRS Announces Phase 2 of Pre-Examination Compliance Pilot Program

Recently, the IRS announced phase two of its expansion of the Pre-Examination Compliance Pilot Program. Under the pilot program, an employer may limit or entirely avoid an impending IRS audit if they promptly correct any...more

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IRS Proposes Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Regulations

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On November 24, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposed long-awaited regulations providing guidance on the required coverage of long-term, part-time employees (LTPTEs) under the Setting Every Community Up for...more

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Long-Term Part-Time Employee Eligibility Rules Now in Effect – Are You Ready?

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The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE 1.0) requires plans to permit employees who work at least 500 hours but less than 1,000 hours in three consecutive 12-month periods to make elective...more

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When It Comes to Vesting, IRS Says Once a Long-Term, Part-Time Employee, Always a Long-Term, Part-Time Employee

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In this series of articles, we explore the implications of the long-term, part-time employee rules under the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 and the impact those rules have on employers and their workforces. Under the SECURE...more

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New Rules Make Tracking Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Service a Full-Time Job

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In this series of articles, we explore the implications of the long-term, part-time employee rules under the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 and the impact those rules have on employers and their workforces. Under the SECURE...more

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IRS Confirms Same Hours-Counting Rules Still Add Up for Long-Term, Part-Time Employees

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In this series of articles, we explore the implications of the long-term, part-time employee rules under the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 and the impact those rules have on employers and their workforces. Following the...more

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IRS Says Keep Those Class Exclusions Classy Under Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Rules

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In this series of articles, we explore the implications of the long-term, part-time employee rules under the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 and the impact those rules have on employers and their workforces. Together, the...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Benefits Monthly Minute UPDATE: Secure 2.0 Implementation Guidance

The IRS just couldn’t wait for Christmas to gift everyone Miscellaneous Changes Under the Secure 2.0 Act of 2022! Notice 2024-2 is meant to provide guidance on discreet issues to assist with SECURE 2.0 implementation...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Benefits Monthly Minute - November 2023

The November Monthly Minute digs into the new proposed LTPT regulations, 2024 benefit limits, and the NBA health plan fraud verdict. Indigestion from Turkey and Stuffing or the IRS’ Proposed LTPT Regulations? ...more

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Establishing Practices and Procedures to Support Self-Correction of Operational Failures

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The self-correction of retirement plan operational failures under IRS correction principles has been conditioned upon a plan sponsor’s establishment of compliance practices and procedures since the creation of the Employee...more

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Special Report: SECURE 2.0 Act and the Future of the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System

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The Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) allows employers to correct errors involving the maintenance and operation of tax-qualified retirement plans. Depending on the severity...more

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Final Changes Announced to Forms 5500 and 5500-SF

The Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it has finalized, together with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC), the third and final round of revisions to the Form 5500 Annual...more

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New IRS Guidance for Tax-Qualified Pension Plans with Rehired Retirees Due to COVID-19

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently updated its guidance for retiree distributions under a defined benefit plan. Specifically, the new IRS guidance addresses rehires following a bona fide retirement due to COVID-19. ...more

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