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A Brief Guide to Qualified Disclaimers for Retirement Plan Administrators

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A “qualified disclaimer” is a tax-effective way to refuse a transfer of property that would otherwise occur on someone’s death. From time to time, retirement plan administrators may be contacted by a beneficiary who wants a...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Final Regulations Issued on Required Minimum Distributions Under SECURE Act

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued final regulations for required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain retirement plans, including tax-qualified plans, Internal Revenue Code (Code) section 403(b) plans,...more

Mayer Brown

The Pensions Brief: May 2024

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Issues affecting all schemes - General Election – impact on pensions legislation- As a result of Parliament being dissolved ahead of the General Election, the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, which makes a...more

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Pensions dashboards – staged connection timetable published

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The government has published statutory guidance setting out the staged timetable for connection to the pensions dashboards ecosystem. Although the statutory deadline for connection is 31 October 2026, schemes are required to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

A Q&A and More Delay: IRS Begins to Issue Clarifying Guidance on SECURE 2.0 Provisions

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In late December 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2024-2 (the Notice), providing guidance on key provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0). SECURE 2.0, which was passed in December 2022,...more

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Extended Time to Amend Tax Qualified Retirement Plans for SECURE 2.0 Act and other Legislation

On December 20, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2024-2 to “provide guidance on discreet issues” concerning the implementation of specific provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0)....more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Benefits Monthly Minute - November 2023

The November Monthly Minute digs into the new proposed LTPT regulations, 2024 benefit limits, and the NBA health plan fraud verdict. Indigestion from Turkey and Stuffing or the IRS’ Proposed LTPT Regulations? ...more

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Considerations When Establishing a New 401(k) Plan or Migrating to a New 401(k) Provider

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Establishing a new 401(k) plan or migrating to a new 401(k) provider is a complex process involving multiple stakeholders. Companies should expect up to four months between the commencement of the process until finalization...more

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Connecticut Comptroller Using a Survey to Solicit Information from Municipalities Regarding Retirement Plans

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Our July 14, 2023 Client Alert discussed the information and documents that Connecticut Public Act 23-182 requires municipalities sponsoring retirement plans to provide to the Comptroller’s Office by September 1, 2023. On...more

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The State of Connecticut Wants Information About Your Retirement Plans by September 1, 2023

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In a June 7, 2023 press release, State of Connecticut Comptroller Sean Scanlon applauded the passage of House Bill No. 6930, which aspires to develop best practices for governance structures of municipal retirement plans....more

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Get those affiliated service issues straightened out

As a 401(k) plan sponsor, you need to make sure that all your plan providers understand any ownership interests in other companies that you may have and make a determination whether those interests constitute a controlled...more

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SECURE 2.0: Retirement Plan Rules Get a Makeover!

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SECURE 2.0, which was signed into law on December 29, 2022 as part of the larger Consolidated Appropriations Act, is the most wide-sweeping retirement plan legislation enacted in more than a decade. It contains a myriad of...more

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SECURE 2.0 Retirement Legislation Has Arrived in Style and Is Here to Stay: Top 10 Contribution-Related Provisions

After months of suspense and intrigue on whether SECURE 2.0 would make it to the finish line and become law, the U.S. Congress ended the suspense by attaching SECURE 2.0 to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 funding...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The SECURE Act 2.0: The Most Impactful Provisions (#3–Extension of RMD Start Ages)

The President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which included SECURE Act 2.0, on December 29, 2022. SECURE Act 2.0 has over 90 provisions, some major and some minor; some mandatory and some optional; some...more

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IRS Extends Deadline For Plan Sponsors To Adopt Amendments Reflecting Recent Law Changes

On August 3, 2022, the IRS published Notice 2022-33, which extends the deadlines for amending retirement plans and IRAs to reflect certain changes to the law made by the SECURE Act; the Bipartisan American Miners Act; and...more

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NYC Mandates Retirement for All

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New York City employers that do not offer their own retirement savings plans to employees will soon be required to do so. Two recently enacted New York City laws (Bill Nos. 888-A and 901-A, collectively the “Retirement...more

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DOL Issues Implementation FAQs Regarding the Lifetime Income Illustrations for Defined Contribution Plans

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The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act) amended the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to add two lifetime income illustrations, furnished at least annually, to plan...more

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DOL Issues FAQs on SECURE Act Lifetime Income Illustrations and Interim Final Rule

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On July 26, 2021 the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration issued a set of four frequently asked questions (FAQs) that address the implementation of Section 203 of the Setting Every Community...more

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EBSA Issues Guidance On Disclosure of Phone Call Recordings

The Employee Benefits Security Administration issued Information Letter 06-14-2021 stating that 29 C.F.R. § 2560.503-1 requires plan fiduciaries to disclose, on request, recordings and/or transcripts of phone calls between...more

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United States Department of Labor Expands Electronic Delivery Rules for Retirement Plans

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The United States Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a new safe harbor rule for the use of electronic media to furnish information to participants and beneficiaries of employee retirement plans subject to the Employee...more

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Reporting to Russian Pension Fund Goes Online

Historically, employers have been required to log employees’ work experience and years of service in a distinct human resources (HR) document called a “labor book.” New legislation requires employers to now start logging this...more

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Finally! DOL Issues Final Regulations for the E-Delivery of Retirement Plan Disclosures

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After a long process, which stretched on for over a decade, on May 27, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published final regulations regarding the electronic delivery of required disclosures under the Employee Retirement...more

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Thank you Steve Jobs: Just Push SEND! – The DOL Issues its Final E-Delivery Regulations!

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Following up on proposed rules issued in October 2019, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) just issued final regulations addressing an employer’s or plan administrator’s ability to send certain retirement plan...more

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Blakes Continuity Podcast: COVID-19: The Regulatory Impact on Pensions

Pension regulators across Canada are adjusting their policies in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Blakes pension lawyers Lindsay McLeod, Adam Ngan and Sean Maxwell demystify the implications of the steps that federal and...more

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COVID-19: DOL Issues Deadline Relief and Other Guidance for Retirement Plans

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In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the US Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (DOL) issued EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2020-01 (EBSA Notice 2020-01) on April 28, providing deadline...more

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