Required minimum distributions (RMDs) may not come up often in retirement plan operations. When they do, it can be a real pain in the administration.
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Top 5 Differences Between a 401(k) Plan and a Pension Plan – With a Fashion Twist
Required minimum distributions (RMDs) may not come up often in retirement plan operations. When they do, it can be a real pain in the administration.
Avoid RMD Complexity With Force-Out Distributions at Normal Retirement Age
Required minimum distributions (RMDs) may not come up often in retirement plan operations. When they do, it can be a real pain in the administration.
SECURE 2.0 in 2024: One Change Lowers Plan Costs, Offsetting Potential Costs of Other Changes
Do your New Year’s resolutions include understanding SECURE 2.0 provisions effective in 2024? You’re in luck! Below is a summary of certain provisions included in SECURE 2.0 that become effective this year.
SECURE 2.0 Force Out Limit and Plan Audits
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, better known as EGTRRA, was signed by President Bush on June 7, 2001. EGTRRA made significant changes to income tax, capital gains tax, and estate and gift tax laws.
SECURE 2.0 Provides New Tools to Assist Plan Participants In Crisis
The primary goal of retirement plans is to provide income at retirement, but defined contribution plans have been permitted to make some distributions while participants are employed. The most common form of distribution to participants who are younger than age 59 ½…
Avoiding Improper Retirement Plan Distributions: The DOL and the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
One of the challenges of administering a retirement plan is the timely and proper payment of distributions to plan participants. This responsibility occurs in more than one context, and can have a number of “facts and circumstances” variations.
SSRA and RSSA: The Next Step in GID (Getting It Done)?
I learned a long time ago that laws can be like sausage. They may look great but you don’t want to see them being made.1 That may also help explain how we get some of the unusual, sometimes pithy acronyms used for new legislation.
U.S. Supreme Court Rules On Fiduciary Responsibilities
Are plan fiduciaries protected from excessive fee lawsuits just because they offer participants a menu of investment funds that includes some low-fee investment choices? Or are plan sponsors and other fiduciaries required to do more than that?
Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Heat
A year ago at this time, most of us were just starting to come to terms with the disruptions at home and in the workplace caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Halfway through 2021, it looks like we’re finally starting to turn the corner in restoring a sense of normalcy in our lives and our businesses.
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