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Employee Benefit Plan and IRA Quick Reference Table
The Internal Revenue Service has announced the cost-of-living adjustments applicable to dollar limitations for various qualified retirement plans and other ...
How to Use the IRS Self-Correction Program: A Plan Sponsor’s Guide
The self-Correction Program (SCP) is one of three correction programs that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) authorizes through the Employee ...
Who is Considered a Fiduciary Under ERISA? The Role and Impact of an Employee Retirement Plan Fiduciary
Even though it has a direct impact on the lives of the majority of Americans, relatively few of us are ...
Form 5500: Significant Changes for 2023 and Beyond
The Form 5500, Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan, is an informational return used to report on employee benefit plans ...
Employee Benefit Plan Resources – May 2024
View and sign up for our latest Employee Benefit Plan (EBP) Resources newsletter. Headlines in this May 2024 edition include ...
SECURE 2.0 Act – Changes Beginning in 2024
SECURE 2.0 Act The SECURE (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) Act 2.0 was signed into law at the ...
Proposed Regulation Changes on Timing and Use of Forfeitures
Forfeitures can be cumbersome for plan administrators as they try to find the best way to apply them in their ...
Employee Benefit Plan Resources – December 2023
View and sign up for our latest Employee Benefit Plan (EBP) Resources newsletter. Headlines in this December 2023 edition include ...
Related Parties and Parties-In-Interest: A Guide for Employee Benefit Plan Sponsors
Every year during your annual audit, your auditor asks you to identify any related parties and parties-in-interest. This article describes ...
SECURE 2.0 Act: An Attractive Benefit for Helping Employees with Student Loan Debt
A new provision of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 offers employers an attractive benefit and employees of these organizations ...
