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You don’t have as much leverage as you think

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As a plan fiduciary, I still can’t believe it. A Third Party Administrator (TPA) we terminated was trying to hold us up for valuations and a Form 5500 we paid for, as part of, annual administration. It was $80,000....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The Form 5500: What All Employers and Plan Administrators Need to Know and How to Avoid Costly Fines

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In today’s episode of “Just Compensation,” hosts Megan Monson, Taryn E. Cannataro, and Batool T. Banker of Lowenstein’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice examine the Form 5500, which must be filed by all...more

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The problem with plan investments and audits

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Retirement plans with more than 100 participants require a CPA audit for their Form 5500. However, small plans with less than 100 participants may sometimes require an audit. This often happens when more than 5% of the Plan’s...more

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Filing for 5500s for off calendar year plan extended

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has increased the filing and payment relief provided under prior guidance....more

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SECURE Act Requires Immediate Action by Plan Service Providers

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Congress recently passed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”), the largest package of retirement system reforms in over a decade.  Many of the provisions in the SECURE Act...more

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Beware of the “Overshare”: Construe Requests for ERISA Plan Documents Narrowly!

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Administrators of ERISA plans frequently receive requests from participants, beneficiaries, and their representatives for plan-related documents. A recent decision from the Court of Appeals for the Fifth...more

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What all good 401(k) plans have

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There are so many articles for plan sponsors (I’ve written quite a few) where they go on and on about what plan sponsors need for a successful 401(k) plan. Rather than go into a whole diatribe, here is a Reader’s Digest of...more

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Sure it’s the employer’s fault, but come on now

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With plan administration, there are so many mistakes that can be made and most of the time, it’s the fault of the plan sponsor and the third party administrator (TPA). However, there are many times were the error so explicit,...more

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IRS Clarifies Instructions for Form 5500 Reporting of RMD Failures

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Certain employee benefit plans, including qualified retirement plans, must file an annual return/report on Form 5500 with the Department of Labor, which is shared with the IRS. Each year discreet changes are typically made...more

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Death, Taxes and …ERISA Disclosure Regulations?

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There are few sure things in life, and although it is probably safe to say that ERISA disclosure regulations would not be considered one of them, there has certainly been a steady stream of new ERISA-related disclosure and...more

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Rollover Contributions: What Plan Administrators Need to Know

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Retirement plan administrators routinely receive requests from employees to accept rollover contributions of amounts held in a prior employer’s qualified plan or, in some cases, an IRA. When processing these requests, plan...more

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Good News for Employers: IRS Simplifies Rollover Validation Process

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To simplify the rollover validation process, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a new Revenue Ruling 2014-9 that provides guidance on the process for a trustee-to-trustee tax-free rollover between tax-qualified...more

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