DOL Releases Proposed Regulation On Automatic Portability Transactions

Saturday, January, 20, 2024 / Published in Employee Benefit Plans, News and Press Releases, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
The Employee Benefits Security Administration of the Department of Labor (DOL) recently released a proposed regulation on automatic portability transactions under SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022. The goal of automatic portability transactions is to help workers keep track of their retirement savings accounts and improve retirement security by reducing cash-outs when they change jobs. Read More

DOL Releases 2023 Audit Quality Study

Tuesday, December, 05, 2023 / Published in Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
The DOL released its 2023 Audit Quality Study based on the plan year 2020 Form 5500 filings. This is the 4th Audit Quality Study performed. The previous studies were performed by in 1997, 2004 and 2015. Read More

EFAST2 Authentication Process is Changing

Monday, September, 25, 2023 / Published in Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Policy Updates, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
The DOL’s EFAST2 website authentication process is being modernized in 2023. As part of this modernization, DOL is phasing out the existing method of logging in to the EFAST2 website with an EFAST2-issued User ID and password. Read More

DOL ISSUES CHANGES TO 2023 FORM 5500

Friday, February, 24, 2023 / Published in Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Policy Updates, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) (together “Agencies”) on February 23, 2023 released Federal Register notices that announce changes to the 2023 Form 5500 Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan and Form 5500-SF Short Form. Read More

SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022

Monday, December, 26, 2022 / Published in Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Policy Updates, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 was passed by Congress as part of the  year-end omnibus bill. It builds upon the reforms included in the Setting Every Community Up For Retirement (SECURE ) Act of 2019. Read More

DOL Proposed Changes to VFCP, including Adding Self-Correction for Late Contributions

Thursday, December, 01, 2022 / Published in Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Employee Benefits Security Administration has proposed updates to its Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program, including a self-correction component for employers who fail to send employee salary withholding contributions or participant loan repayments to retirement plans in a timely manner. Read More

DOL Issues Final Rule on ESG Factors in Plan Investments

Thursday, November, 24, 2022 / Published in Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Policy Updates, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule that allows plan fiduciaries to consider climate change and other environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when they select retirement investments and exercise shareholder rights, such as proxy voting. Read More