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INTRODUCTION - Over the past 50 years, the retirement landscape has steadily shifted from defined benefit (DB) pension plans to defined contribution (DC) plans. In fact, as of the fourth quarter of 2024, private sector DC...more
When I draft a new 401(k) plan for a client, one of the first provisions I’ll recommend—including with some reluctance—is a loan feature. Not because I enjoy dealing with it. On the contrary, it’s an administrative pain. But...more
The DOL recently updated the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP). The VFCP encourages employers to voluntarily correct certain violations of ERISA to avoid DOL civil enforcement penalties....more
On September 6, 2024, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Investing in America and Investing in American Workers (the “Order”), that, among other things, aims to provide “incentives for federally assisted projects...more
ESOPs can pay fair market value for the stock: Stock purchased by an ESOP must be appraised by an independent third party expert working with a trustee for the ESOP who must also be independent from the seller. The ESOP is...more
In August of 2018, the Main Street Employee Ownership Act (“MSEOA”) became law as part of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act. The intent behind the MSEOA was to promote the establishment of employee stock...more
US regulators seized Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on March 10, marking the second largest US bank failure in history and largest since the 2008 global financial crisis. In response, investors began selling off stocks of other...more
Bank of America’s newest survey shows that at the end of 2022, fewer participants took hardship withdrawals and loans. Participants taking a hardship distribution declined in the fourth quarter of 2022, with the average at...more
Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. - This week we cover topics including: Tribunal: employer...more
In last month’s 401(k) Compliance Check, we discussed the importance of developing (and maintaining) best practices for handling beneficiary designations. This month, we discuss one of the most common problems faced by 401(k)...more
On December 1, 2022, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated a district court’s certification of a nationwide class of 8,000+ retirement plans serving hundreds of thousands of participants in an ERISA action...more
The IRS Issue Snapshot-Third Party Loans from Plans dated August 23, 2022 is a short advice document for examiners to use when auditing tax-qualified retirement plans that invest in mortgages or other third party loans. IRS...more
As the 2020 year draws to a close, families should review with their tax advisers the CARES Act tax-related provisions in their tax and financial planning. Tax provisions that apply to individuals include the following: ...more
The Paycheck Protection Program money is spent, the temporary $600 weekly unemployment supplement is over, and we still need money. We could draw on our savings, sell investments, or take out a loan against our home. Usually,...more
On June 19, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-50 (the “Notice”), which provides additional guidance regarding coronavirus distributions and loans from qualified retirement plans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...more
The IRS recently issued IRS Notice 2020-50 (“Notice 2020-50”) which provides guidance for retirement plan sponsors and administrators, as well as to individuals, relating to the application of coronavirus-related...more
The IRS has significantly expanded the categories of "qualified individuals" who can receive distributions and loans with favorable tax treatment to include individuals who have suffered a pay cut and those whose spouses and...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) permitted coronavirus-related distributions (CRDs) from qualified retirement plans (employer plans) and individual retirement accounts and similar accounts...more
On Friday, June 19, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service released Notice 2020-50 (PDF) to help retirement plan participants affected by COVID-19 take advantage of the CARES Act provisions providing enhanced access to plan...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES”), and IRS and Department of Labor (“DOL”) rules establish new and revised deadlines for retirement plans and other benefit programs. The following is an outline...more
Although some retirement plan recordkeepers and third-party administrators (TPAs) have reached out to plan sponsors on decisions regarding the optional provisions of the CARES Act, e.g., coronavirus-related withdrawal and...more
With the economic fallout from the public health measures taken to mitigate the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 disease, many employers have had to resort to unprecedented employment actions, including...more
As a 401(k) plan sponsor, you need to know that plan errors happen all the time. A 401(k) plan has so many moving parts, so that means something might break. The problem here is that while things can happen without control,...more
There is nothing wrong with offering loans with your 401(k) plan. What will be wrong is if the program isn’t administered properly and you don’t have the backup to prove you administered it correctly....more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“2017 Tax Act”) includes a provision that changed the rollover rules for certain plan loan offset distributions and that may not be well known to retirement plan sponsors and participants. ...more