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Miller Canfield

IRS Issues FAQs Regarding Long-Term Part-Time Employees in 403(b) Plans

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The IRS recently issued Notice 2024-73, which provides much-needed guidance on long-term, part-time (“LTPT”) employees in ERISA-governed 403(b) retirement plans. Following passage of the SECURE 2.0 Act, an employee is...more

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Major SECURE 2.0 Guidance Issued: Extra Credit for Repaying Qualified Student Loans

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 19, 2024, the IRS issued Notice 2024-63 (the “Notice”) providing guidance for plan sponsors that wish to provide matching contributions based on eligible student loan repayments made by...more

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Final Warning: Distributions to Beneficiaries Must Begin in 2025

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The retirement plan industry has been wrestling with the changes to required minimum distribution (RMD) provisions made by the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0. One issue in particular has caused considerable confusion....more

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Caution! Contents Hot: Key Benefits Issues to Watch During the Remainder of 2024

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While the sweltering roil of temporary regulatory changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic may have cooled and the initial burst of SECURE 2.0 steam begins to dissipate, sponsors of employee benefit plans should keep their...more

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The Gift That Keeps on Giving: New IRS Guidance on Roth Employer Contributions

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) gave plan sponsors an early Christmas gift with the release of new guidance late last year addressing several key provisions contained in SECURE 2.0. A welcome portion of the notice was...more

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SECURE 2.0 Guidance Provides Retirement Plans Much Needed Clarity

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The IRS recently issued Notice 2024-2, which provides Q&A guidance on many provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act, which had left employers and practitioners asking questions. We previously summarized several of the key changes...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

IRS SECURE 2.0 guidance answers key questions

The IRS released long-awaited guidance under the SECURE 2.0 Act on December 20, 2023. Notice 2024-2 (Notice) provides clarification of various provisions, including several optional features that plan sponsors have been...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

De Minimis Financial Incentives to Participate in a 401(k) or 403(b) Plan

On December 20, 2023, the IRS issued Notice 2024-2, which provides question-and-answer guidance on various aspects of the SECURE 2.0 Act. This post focuses on the “de minimis financial incentives” under SECURE 2.0 Act Section...more

McDermott Will & Emery

IRS Guidance Leaves Little Time for Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Changes

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Together, the SECURE Act and the SECURE 2.0 Act feature numerous changes to retirement plan rules that aim to help employees achieve retirement security by ensuring that more workers have access to retirement plans, can save...more

Williams Mullen

New Lifetime Income Illustrations Required This Year

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The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Act (the “SECURE Act”), passed at the end of 2019, adds a participant disclosure requirement that addresses a long-held concern of lawmakers that many participants are not...more

Morgan Lewis

IRS FAQs: A Potential Shield for Taxpayers—Not a Sword for the Service

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The IRS recently issued guidance on the utility of and weight to be afforded informal “frequently asked questions” (FAQs) published on its website—clarifications that became necessary given the IRS’s heavy reliance on FAQs as...more

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Securing Retirement: Additional SECURE Act and Miners Act Guidance for Retirement Plans

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued practical and helpful guidance in a question-and-answer format for tax-qualified retirement plans and for an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA), regarding the...more

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IRS Issues More Guidance on Required Minimum Distributions

IRS Notice 2020-51, released last week, provides additional guidance on the waiver in 2020 of required minimum distributions (RMDs) from defined contribution retirement plans and IRAs, and the interaction of this waiver with...more

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Coronavirus Relief Guidance Continues to Cascade Out

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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief And Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act both made changes to required minimum distribution rules. The SECURE Act changes the age...more

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