Compliance | December 1st, 2016 403(b) Plan Participant Files Suit Over Voya Stable Value Funds The suit claims Voya collects hundreds of millions of dollars annually in undisclosed compensation.
Ask the Experts | November 28th, 2016 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Roth Conversion Without Qualifying for Distribution “I am a participant in a 403(b) plan.
Ask the Experts | November 22nd, 2016 (b)lines Ask the Experts – 415 Limit When Sponsoring Both a 401(a) and 403(b) “We are a private tax-exempt hospital that sponsors a 401(a) and a 403(b) plan, both of which are subject to...
Ask the Experts | November 15th, 2016 (b)lines Ask the Experts – How Would the 415 Annual Additions Limit Be Met? “I noticed that, though the elective deferral limits for retirement plans did not increase for 2017, the 415 dollar limit...
Compliance | November 10th, 2016 IRS Answers Questions About 403(b) Universal Availability Rules IRS agents discussed student exclusions, the less-than-20-hours-per-week exclusion, eligibility for employer contributions and the once-in-always-in rule.
Ask the Experts | November 8th, 2016 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Eligibility After Move From Union to Non-Union Employee “We sponsor an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) 403(b) plan that excludes collectively bargained employees from the right to...
Compliance | November 7th, 2016 IRS Offers Educational Materials for Retirement Plan Sponsors The agency has announced the availability of Issue Snapshots and has updated two fix-it guides.
Products | November 3rd, 2016 New Adviser Firm Serves University Employees The company will help individuals with their 403(b), 401(a) and/or 457(b) plans.
Ask the Experts | November 1st, 2016 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Why Would a Church Plan Elect ERISA Coverage? “I am an adviser who works with church plans, and am thus familiar with the phrase “non-electing” church plan as...
Compliance | October 27th, 2016 NTSA Supports Extending Fiduciary Rule to Governmental 403(b)s As part of its support, NTSA developed a fiduciary education program that will be available to its members later this...
Compliance | October 27th, 2016 Retirement Plan Deferral Limit Unchanged for 2017 Other limits also remained unchanged according to an IRS Notice, but the annual 415 limit increased.
Compliance | October 26th, 2016 Providence Health Agrees to Settle Church Plan Challenge The parties in the case reached a settlement following an appellate court’s conclusion that only a church can establish a...
Ask the Experts | October 25th, 2016 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Stable Value Funds Versus Separate Accounts “I recently started working in the benefits office of a large health care organization.
Compliance | October 24th, 2016 IRS Relaxes Loan and Hardship Procedures for Hurricane Matthew Victims A retirement plan can allow a victim of Hurricane Matthew to take a hardship distribution or borrow up to the...
Ask the Experts | October 18th, 2016 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Can a 403(a) Plan Be Merged With a 403(b)? “Can 403(a) plans be merged into 403(b) plans or can they only be merged into other 403(a) plans?”
Compliance | October 14th, 2016 IRS Releases Information About Compliance Projects In two completed projects, the IRS found some 403(b) plans are making W-2 reporting errors, and some retirement plans were...
Ask the Experts | October 11th, 2016 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Form 5500 Filing Tips “We are preparing to file or 2015 Form 5500s for our ERISA retirement plans? Any last-minute filing tips from the...
Ask the Experts | October 4th, 2016 (b)lines Ask the Experts – Can CITs Be Used in 403(b)s? “I read your Ask the Experts regarding exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and 403(b) plans, but what about collective investment trusts? Are...
Compliance | September 30th, 2016 IRS to Host Webcast Clarifying 403(b) Requirements The webcast will provide answers to many of the questions the IRS received following its May 19 webcast titled Understanding...
Compliance | September 26th, 2016 Supreme Court Stays Relief in Dignity Health Plan Case An appellate court agreed with a district court that Dignity Health’s pension plan was not a “church plan” under ERISA,...