by David Torrillo | Jan 9, 2018 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Policy Updates, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
Voluntary Correction Program Changes Effective January 2, 2018, the IRS simplified the user fees charged for most submissions made under the Voluntary Correction Program (VCP). The total amount of net plan assets determines the applicable user fee. Read...
by David Torrillo | Dec 21, 2017 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases, Policy Updates, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b), Uncategorized
Below are the key retirement plan provisions under the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, per Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting, Checkpoint Special Study on Pension and Benefit Changes in the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” Read...
by David Torrillo | Dec 15, 2017 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, News and Press Releases
In Notice 2018-2, IRS has provided updated mortality improvement rates and static mortality tables to be used for defined benefit (DB) pension plans under Code Sec. 430(h)(3)(A) and §303(h)(3)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which...
by David Torrillo | Nov 3, 2017 | Employee Benefit Plans, Forms and Procedures, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
The IRS’s Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division has issued a memo in which it instructs its examiners not to challenge a qualified plan that can’t locate a retired participant, for failing to meet the required minimum distribution (RMD) standards, if the...
by David Torrillo | Oct 19, 2017 | Employee Benefit Plans, News and Press Releases, Policy Updates, Retirement - 401(k), 403(b)
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2018, including that the 401(k) contribution limit increases to $18,500 for 2018. Read...
