by David Torrillo | Jun 26, 2020 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Notice 2020-50, Guidance for Coronavirus-Related Distributions and Loans from Retirement Plans Under the CARES Act, expands access to COVID-19 related plan distributions and plan loans for qualified participants under the CARES Act...
by David Torrillo | Jun 4, 2020 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Policy Updates, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
In response to the unprecedented public health emergency caused by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and the related social distancing that has been implemented, this notice provides temporary relief from the physical presence requirement in Treasury...
by David Torrillo | May 21, 2020 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
As expected, the Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule for a new, additional safe harbor for employee benefit plan administrators to use electronic media, as a default, to furnish information to participants and beneficiaries of plans subject to the...
by David Torrillo | Apr 29, 2020 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has issued deadline relief and other guidance under Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to help employee benefit plans, plan participants and...
by David Torrillo | Apr 21, 2020 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Policy Updates, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
As expected, the effective dates of seven private company auditing standards, including SAS No. 136, Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements of Employee Benefit Plans Subject to ERISA , were delayed for one year as the result of a vote by the AICPA...
by David Torrillo | Apr 10, 2020 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
Per the AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center, the IRS issued Notice 2020-23 which provides additional filing relief for taxpayers affected by the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. The IRS filing relief includes Form 5500, Annual Return/Report of Employee...
