Week ending December 7th, 2018 |
Happy Friday, PLANSPONSOR readers! This week, we’re highlighting plan design and administration. The IRS has recently issued Notice 2018-91, including the Required Amendments (RA) list for 2018, for individually designed plans looking to uphold qualified plan status. The notice requires these plan sponsors to adopt any new item placed on the list by the end of the second calendar year in 2019. Next, we dive into how employers of small defined contribution (DC) plans can add similar plan design strategies compared to larger companies, and Willis Towers Watson outlines 10 action items catered to defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors for the new year. Additionally, Jana Steele of Callan makes an argument on why auto-portability is the new modern plan design, and we take a look at how certain plan design options can negatively impact participant outcomes. Have a great weekend! |
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