by David Torrillo | Jun 26, 2020 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases
The DOL Employee Benefit Plan Security Administration (EBSA) issued Disaster Relief Notice 2020-01; Guidance and Relief for Employee Benefit Plans Due to the COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Outbreak which extends the deadlines for furnishing certain required notices or...
by David Torrillo | Jun 26, 2020 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
IRS Notice 2020–51, Guidance on Waiver of 2020 Required Minimum Distributions, provides guidance relating to the waiver of 2020 required minimum distributions (RMDs) under the CARES Act. In particular, the notice: permits rollovers of waived RMDs and certain related...
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 17, 2020 | Employee Benefit Plans, News and Press Releases
Recently, our own Dave Torrillo, along with Gwen Stoute of Hogan Taylor and Lisa Todd of Moss Adams, was interviewed for an article written by Ken Tysiac editotial director of the Journal of Accountancy, “Pandemic considerations for EBP financial statements.” In the...
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...