As a firm which specializes in the audits of employee benefit plans, we continually monitor accounting, regulatory and current events which may impact plans. As a member of the Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center (EBPAQC), we recently attended the December 2021 American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) annual Employee Benefit Plans, Accounting, Auditing
The Internal Revenue Service announced cost‑of‑living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2022 in Notice 2021-61, Key employee contribution limits increased The limit on contributions by employees who participate in 401(k), 403(b), most 457 plans, and the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan increases in 2022 to $20,500 from $19,500
With Revenue Procedure 2021-30, the IRS has updated its Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS). EPCRS permits any plan sponsor of a retirement plan to correct plan failures. EPCRS offers three correction programs: Self-Correction Program (SCP) – Correct certain plan failures without contacting the IRS or paying a user fee Voluntary Correction Program (VCP) – Correct failures