Compliance | October 8th, 2025 IRS Halts Operations, Furloughs Employees as Shutdown Drags On The agency will retain slightly more than half of its staff, but it will likely face delays if the government...
Administration | October 8th, 2025 Senate Confirms Janet Dhillon as PBGC Director Dhillon was one of 108 nominees confirmed Tuesday night to fill a variety of Department of Labor and other federal...
Ask the Experts | October 7th, 2025 What is the Effective Date of Roth Catch-Ups for Governmental 403(b) Plans? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | September 18th, 2025 What Comes Next After IRS Issues Final Rules on Roth Catch-Ups? Plan sponsors, payroll providers and plan administrators should already be ensuring they have processes in place to comply with the...
Compliance | September 15th, 2025 Treasury, IRS Issue Final Regulations on Roth Catch-up Contributions The statutory deadline has not been extended, but the rules will only be applied in 'good faith' in 2026.
Compliance | July 21st, 2025 IRS Clarifies Tax Rules for Uncashed Retirement Checks The agency provided guidance about tax withholding and reporting obligations for reissued checks.
Compliance | July 15th, 2025 IRS Releases Updated Mortality Tables for Defined Benefit Pension Plans The changes will apply for valuation dates starting in 2026.
Compliance | July 9th, 2025 IRS Expands Pre-Approved 403(b) Plan Options to Streamline Compliance The approach offers risk mitigation, often at a lower cost.
Benefits | July 8th, 2025 Retirement Relief Available Amid Texas Floods The Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a major disaster declaration, clearing the way for assistance.
Compliance | June 8th, 2025 PSNC 2025: I Survived an Audit When a plan faces an audit from the DOL or IRS, it is important to work closely with providers to...
Compliance | May 7th, 2025 IRS Eases Rules on Pension Plans’ Use of Custom Mortality Tables The new guidance is part of the Trump administration’s broader shift toward deregulation and reducing the size of federal agencies.
Compliance | April 9th, 2025 Historically Reluctant to Share Taxpayer Data, IRS Will Cooperate With ICE The IRS agreed to share taxpayer data with immigration authorities, a marked contrast to its 2023 approach to EBSA’s lost-and-found...
Administration | March 14th, 2025 Retirees Taking 1st RMDs Must Do So by April 1 The IRS rule applies to most participants in workplace retirement plans and all traditional IRA owners.
Compliance | January 13th, 2025 IRS Provides Relief for Participants Impacted by California Wildfires Relief includes postponed deadlines for 2024 retirement contributions and penalty-free hardship withdrawals for impacted participants.
Compliance | January 2nd, 2025 IRS Covered Compensation Tables Available for 2025 The two tables allow plan sponsors to determine additional benefits for employees whose compensation exceeds certain levels.
Compliance | December 19th, 2024 IRS Delays Applicability of Certain Proposed RMD Rules to 2026 The agency decided to extend the deadline after commenters expressed timing concerns for implementing the final regulations.
Compliance | December 10th, 2024 IRS Sends Final Reminder for Retirees to Take 2024 RMDs Those who are at least 73 years old must take their IRA and defined contribution plan distributions before the end...
Compliance | December 9th, 2024 IRS Issues 2024 Required Amendment List for Qualified and 403(b) Plans Plan sponsors of qualified plans and 403(b) plans may need to make plan amendments to comply with tax law.
Administration | November 20th, 2024 Treasury, IRS Advised for Simplicity, Public Push on Saver’s Match Recordkeepers, industry organizations and academics weighed in on how to best get plan sponsors to implement a federal matching program...
Benefits | November 15th, 2024 IRS Increases Tax-Free IRA Charitable Donation Limit to $105,000 for 2024 The annual cap rises from the previous $100,000 limit.