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One: Failure to file notice of a blackout period. ERISA reporting and disclosure requirements can be daunting. Retirement plans must provide a notice to plan participants if the participants' ability to direct their investments in the will be ...
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A small item in the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) revived the viability of qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs) entered after the death of a participant. This should concern family law attorneys, employers, plan administrators and ...
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Saving for retirement is an important issue facing employers and employees alike. With Social Security's long-term viability in question, employees must be actively involved in creating their own retirement nest egg. One of the best ways an employee ...
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What is an accountant's role in your annual return/report (Form 5500)? Conventional wisdom says that accountants or auditors have an integral role to play in the preparation of the annual report for employee benefit plans, from both a financial and a ...
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Once you've gone through all the trouble and expense of figuring out what types of retirement plan administration services you require and the specific type of TPA that will best meet those needs, you need to have a clear and comprehensive written ...
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Most of our readers know that various penalties may be imposed for failure to file returns or information statements on a timely basis with either the IRS or the Department of Labor (DOL), the principal regulators of retirement and welfare benefit ...
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