by David Torrillo | Oct 23, 2015 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Policy Updates, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
The U.S. Labor Department has issued new guidance regarding economically targeted investments (ETIs) made by retirement plans covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. ETIs are investments that are selected for the benefits they create in addition to the...
by David Torrillo | Oct 21, 2015 | Employee Benefit Plans, News and Press Releases, Policy Updates, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
The Internal Revenue Service on October 21, 2015 announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2016. In general, the pension plan limitations will not change for 2016 because the...
by David Torrillo | Sep 29, 2015 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases
On September 21, 2015, the IRS announced a new Form 5500 compliance project focusing on plan years ending in 2011, as detailed below. Plan sponsors should ensure that all required Form 5500s have been filed and respond to any notice received from the Employee Plans...
by David Torrillo | Aug 3, 2015 | Employee Benefit Plans, News and Press Releases, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
On July 31, 2015, the FASBÂ issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-12, Plan Accounting: Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Topic 960), Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Topic 962), Health and Welfare Benefit Plans (Topic 965):Â (Part I) Fully...
by David Torrillo | Jul 22, 2015 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures
In Announcement 2015-19, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced changes to the Employee Plans Determination Letter Program. This announcement describes important changes to the Employee Plans determination letter program for qualified retirement plans. Read...