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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

DOL Issues Late-Breaking Guidance on Defined Benefit Pension Plan Annual Funding Notices

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The SECURE Act 2.0, enacted in December 2022, made several updates to what must be included in annual funding notices (“AFN”) issued by defined benefit pension plans. For large plans (as defined below) with a plan year ending...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Pension Plan Notice Requirements Change Before Deadline

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The Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance earlier this month that will affect defined benefit plans’ annual funding notices. The annual funding notice requirements were amended by SECURE 2.0 and are effective for plan...more

Smith Anderson

New DOL Guidance for Pension Plan Sponsors - What Employers Need to Know

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On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued important new guidance for employers that sponsor defined benefit (pension) plans. This guidance provides new model notices and addresses several outstanding...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

DOL Issues SECURE 2.0 Annual Funding Notice Guidance, Including Updated Model Notices

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On April 3, 2025, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2025-02 (the “Bulletin”), which provides guidance related to certain modifications made by the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) to the...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

IRS Cost of Living Adjusted Dollar Limits Applicable to Retirement Plans for 2022

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The Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration have announced the cost of living adjustments (COLA) applicable to dollar limitations for retirement plans and the Social Security wage base for 2022. Many...more

Williams Mullen

New Lifetime Income Illustrations Required This Year

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The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Act (the “SECURE Act”), passed at the end of 2019, adds a participant disclosure requirement that addresses a long-held concern of lawmakers that many participants are not...more

Dickinson Wright

New Cash Balance Retirement Plan Guidance

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On April 7, 2017, the IRS issued a memorandum relating to cash balance retirement plans. A cash balance plan is a defined benefit pension plan which looks like a defined contribution plan because participants have individual...more

McDermott Will & Emery

IRS Announces Major Changes to its Determination Letter Program for Individually Designed Retirement Plans

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On July 21, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Announcement 2015-19 (the Announcement), which ends the five year remedial amendment cycles for individually designed plans effective January 1, 2017. For remedial...more

Morgan Lewis

New IRS Guidance on Lump-Sum Windows

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The IRS has changed its position on lump-sum windows for retirees in pay status. On July 9, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2015-49, which prohibits sponsors of qualified defined benefit plans from...more

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