Long-awaited guidance was received from the IRS on Friday related to the SECURE 2.0 requirement that catch-up contributions for high-income participants in 401(k), 403(b), and governmental 457(b) plans be made as Roth contributions. Notice 2023-62 provides for a 2-year administrative transition period that will be welcome relief to retirement plan sponsors and record keepers alike.
Read MoreIn Revenue Procedure 2022-40, the IRS recently expanded the determination letter program to allow applications by individually-designed 403(b) plans. This expansion will allow 403(b) plan sponsors to request a determination letter that expresses the IRS’ opinion that the plan’s terms (as stated in the plan document) meet the requirements under Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code and other qualification requirements.
Read MoreThe Internal Revenue Service announced the 2023 cost-of-living adjustments to the dollar limitations for qualified retirement plans and other benefits, and the Social Security Administration announced its own cost-of-living adjustments for 2023. All of the dollar limits, including the elective deferral contribution limit for 401(k), 403(b) and 457(b) plans, the annual compensation limit under 401(a)(17), the maximum annual contribution limit under Code Section 415(c) and the dollar limit for catch-up contributions (if age 50 or older) will increase from 2022 limits.
Read MoreOn September 26, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service issued IRS Notice 2022-45, which extends the deadline for amending retirement plans to reflect certain optional and required changes under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and section 302 of Title III of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 (Relief Act).
Read MoreOn August 3, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service issued IRS Notice 2022-33, which extends the deadline for amending certain plans with the applicable requirements of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act), the Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019 (Miners Act), and one provision of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
Read MoreIn its June 3, 2022 Employee Plans Newsletter, the IRS announced a pilot pre-examination retirement plan compliance program beginning in June 2022. Under the pilot program, the IRS will notify a qualified plan sponsor by letter that its retirement plan has been selected for an upcoming examination.
Read MoreThe Internal Revenue Service announced the 2022 cost-of-living adjustments to the dollar limitations for qualified retirement plans and other benefits, and the Social Security Administration announced its own cost-of-living adjustments for 2022. Most of the dollar limits, including the elective deferral contribution limit for 401(k), 403(b) and 457(b) plans, the annual compensation limit under 401(a)(17) and the maximum annual contribution limit under Code Section 415(c) will increase from 2021 limits.
Read MoreThe Internal Revenue Service recently announced that electronic or digital signatures will be accepted for Code Section 83(b) elections. This relief is part of the IRS’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and is temporary.
Read MoreOn July 26, 2021, the IRS issued Notice 2021-46 (the “Notice”), which provides new guidance in the form of 11 questions and answers on the COBRA premium subsidy and the related tax credit under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”). The Notice expands on previous guidance provided under Notice 2021-31.
Read MoreAs the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, administrators of defined benefit pension plans continue to field questions about the notary requirement related to certain participant and spousal elections. For qualified retirement plans subject to the qualified joint and survivor annuity rules (such as defined benefit pension plans), an alternative form of payment may be selected by a participant if the participant’s spouse consents in writing and the spouse’s signature is witnessed in the physical presence of a plan representative or a notary public.
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