WEX Inc.

JUNE 13, 2023

And baby boomers are actually the highest percentage of retirement-account holders among any group segmented in a 2021 survey by the U.S. This lack of retirement planning by large segments of employees is leading to more stress for them and less productivity at work. First, offer retirement plans. Census Bureau.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

JANUARY 16, 2024

Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”), the IRS issued Notice 2024-02 , which addresses SECURE 2.0 implementation issues and extends the plan amendment deadline. Although Notice 2024-02 offers helpful guidance for employers and plan administrators, it does not include hotly anticipated guidance on SECURE 2.0 Merger of Pre-SECURE 2.0

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

DECEMBER 23, 2022

a long-awaited (and debated) package of retirement plan reforms. Act of 2022” as part of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act; President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law soon. includes several changes intended to improve employee access to workplace-based retirement savings. may be viewed here.

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Money Talk

JULY 13, 2023

Act of 2022 , passed last December, has financial planning opportunities for both the accumulation and distribution phases of retirement planning. New Catch-Up Limit - Currently, additional catch-up savings ($7,500 in 2023) in employer retirement plans is available for workers age 50+. The SECURE 2.0

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Money Talk

JANUARY 18, 2023

The year 2022 was chock full of news about inflation, with a year-to year Consumer Price Index increase of 9.1% Increased Savings Contribution Limits - Maximum limits for employer retirement plans (e.g., 401(k)s) and IRAs are pegged to inflation. When bracket incomes rise, people may be taxed at lower tax rates.

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Money Talk

APRIL 6, 2023

At the 2022 Retirement Summit sponsored by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), there were four main topics: improving individuals’ access to retirement savings plans, reducing plan leakage (i.e., Savings Fosters Success - Studies have shown that just being in the retirement system in some capacity (e.g.,

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 5, 2023

Act of 2022 —90+ provisions focused on 401(k) and other retirement plans. Congress has chosen to pay for it by mandating that plans offering certain 401(k) features, like catch-up contributions, be made on an after-tax, Roth basis. Auto-enrollment plans. which was enacted in 2019.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

OCTOBER 25, 2022

On October 21 st , the IRS released a number of additional inflation adjustments for 2023, including to certain limits for qualified retirement plans. The table below provides an overview of the key adjustments for qualified retirement plans. Qualified Defined Benefit Plans. Increase from 2022 to 2023.

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Griffin Benefits

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The IRS has finally announced adjustments to 2022 contribution limits on various tax-advantaged health and dependent care spending accounts, retirement plans, and other employee benefits such as adoption assistance and transportation benefits. Employees can deposit an incremental $100 into their health care FSAs in 2022.

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HR Professionals Magazine

JULY 26, 2022

workers currently don’t have access to a retirement plan sponsored by their employer. To bridge this gap, a majority of states have contemplated state-mandated retirement savings plan legislation, and 13 have already signed such programs into law. Key retirement plan differentiators at a glance.

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Business Management Daily

APRIL 1, 2022

Figuring that defined-contribution plans such as 401(k)s weren’t nearly secure as they should be after the passage of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019, Congress is taking another stab at it with the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 (H.R. Church plans. So SECURE 2.0

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Griffin Benefits

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The IRS has finally announced adjustments to 2023 contribution limits on various tax-advantaged health and dependent care spending accounts, retirement plans, and other employee benefits such as adoption assistance and transportation benefits. 2023 Retirement Plan Limits Increase.

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Business Management Daily

MAY 5, 2022

Fewer employees are covered by traditionally defined benefit plans. DB plans are retirement plans. The plan sponsor, most likely the employer, bears all the investment risk and pays you a fixed amount every month until you die. The undisputed fact is, however, 401(k) plans have morphed into retirement plans.

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Business Management Daily

AUGUST 30, 2023

since it was signed at the end of 2022. The law is nothing short of a detailed overhaul of employer retirement savings plans. Sutton of Strategic Retirement Partners (aka “The 401k Lady”) said the new rules came out before employers and the industry were ready. brings to your retirement plans in 2023.

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Money Talk

JANUARY 26, 2022

One of the most daunting financial aspects of retirement, especially for people who have been diligent savers throughout their working years, is taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from their tax-deferred retirement savings accounts beginning at age 72. 401(k)/403(b)/457, TSP, SEP, and Traditional IRA accounts).

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

JANUARY 30, 2023

As part of our continuing series on SECURE 2.0 , signed into law December 29, 2022, this post focuses on significant changes for section 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity plans (“403(b) plans”). hardship withdrawals from a 403(b) plan could only be funded from the employee’s elective deferrals exclusive of earnings.

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Benefits Notes

MAY 16, 2022

Employers sponsoring 401(k) or other types of defined contribution plans “pre-approved” by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) should be aware that the restatement deadline is quickly approaching. The IRS requires pre-approved plans to be amended and restated every six years to incorporate recent law changes.

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Money Talk

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As we close out 2021 and get ready to welcome 2022, it is a good time to consider the impact of indexes (a.k.a., Some indexes adjust annual limits related to financial planning for inflation, some adjust interest earned or paid by consumers, and others measure the performance of something relative to a benchmark indicator.

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Money Talk

DECEMBER 7, 2022

They must begin starting at age 72, unless taxpayers want to pay a hefty 50% tax penalty. In conversations with older adults at classes that I teach, many tell me that RMDs are affecting their income taxes in a big way. Withdrawals made at any age are taxed as ordinary income.

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Money Talk

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I recently attended a number of webinars about retirement planning. This includes topics of interest to older adults in later life such as required minimum distributions (RMDs), taxes on Social Security benefits, and Medicare premiums. Key risks in retirement include longevity, health care expenses, taxes, and inflation.

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Health Consultants Group

APRIL 1, 2021

How CARES Act Affects Employee Retirement Plan Distributions. Even if you’re not quite back to business as usual, it’s tax time, and the IRS expects you to be ready. That includes compliance with CARES Act Section 2202 , Special Rules For Use of Retirement Funds. CARES Act Retirement Plan Rules.

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Business Management Daily

MAY 9, 2024

Important Changes to Know About The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 was signed into law in December 2022, and it’s collectively referred to as SECURE 2.0 – an update to the SECURE Act from 2019. encourages employers to provide retirement plans by offering tax incentives and credits. Why is that?

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Benefits Notes

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Congress made several changes to retirement plans as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 , which recently passed both the House and Senate. The final bill contains several provisions affecting retirement plans under Division T of the bill titled “Secure 2.0 Act of 2022.” Increase in Cash-out Limit.

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Higginbotham

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

IRS Announces 2024 FSA, Retirement Plan Limits Earlier this month, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released cost-of-living adjustments and inflation-adjusted limits for 2024 that affect amounts employees can contribute to health flexible spending accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs).

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CorpStrat

JANUARY 17, 2023

The following commonly offered Employee Benefits are subject to these limits: High deductible health plans (HDHPs) and health savings accounts (HSAs). 401(k) plans. Transportation fringe benefit plans. Health FSA pre-tax contribution limit. Monthly limits for transportation fringe benefit plans.

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Money Talk

APRIL 28, 2022

Before I did, I reviewed notes that I had taken looking for some “timeless nuggets” that are still relevant in 2022. Health Savings Accounts - One study found that the tax savings on many employees’ contributions to a health savings account (HSA) increases wealth by more than an employer match on the same employees’ 401(k) contributions.

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InterWest Insurance Services

MARCH 22, 2022

The deadline is fast approaching for employers with 5 or more workers in California, and who do not already offer their employees a retirement plan, to register their staff for the CalSavers Retirement Savings Program. Employers with five or more workers – The deadline for registration is June 30, 2022. 401(k) plans.

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Griffin Benefits

JUNE 29, 2023

contains dozens of changes to retirement plans, but perhaps none bigger than these two: New 401(k) and 403(b) plans will be required to automatically enroll participants in the respective plans, and employee salary deferral rates will automatically escalate each year. The SECURE Act 2.0

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Benefits Notes

AUGUST 29, 2023

Act of 2022 (“SECURE 2.0”) required that effective as of January 1, 2024 , participants in 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, or governmental 457(b) plans, who were age 50 or older and whose Social Security wages for the previous year exceed $145,000 (indexed), only be permitted to make catch-up contributions under such plans on a Roth (after-tax) basis.

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HR Professionals Magazine

JULY 26, 2022

Before we jump into another exhilarating talk around 401(k) legislation (please sense my sarcasm), I want you to take a few seconds and ask yourself why it all truly matters. Sure, 401(k)s are an incredibly important part of a company’s total benefits package. Source: Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies).

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Vantage Circle

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

These incentives span a wide array, from health benefits and retirement plans to flexible work arrangements, financial bonuses, and professional development opportunities. In 2022, private health insurance coverage remained more prevalent than public coverage, at 65.6 percent and 36.1 percent, respectively. Additionally, 31.3%

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In December 2022, Congress enacted groundbreaking legislation as part of the SECURE 2.0 Act codifying an opportunity for employers to provide matching contributions within a tax-qualified retirement plan based on their employees’ qualified student loan payments outside the plan.

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Higginbotham

APRIL 11, 2022

On April 5, 2022, the IRS released a proposed rule that would change the existing rules for eligibility for the premium tax credit (PTC). If this rule is finalized, the change would likely mean that more individuals will be newly eligible for a premium tax credit for coverage purchased through the Exchange. 31, 2022); and.

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Insperity

MARCH 12, 2024

Retirement plans Employees want to be able to save for retirement and plan for their futures. In a 401(k) plan, the most common type of retirement plan, employees can save up to a certain amount set by the U.S. Funds can be withdrawn for non-eligible expenses, but they will be taxed.)

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Higginbotham

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In 2022, only 42 percent of the higher earners lived paycheck to paycheck, suggesting that American households are increasingly worse off financially. Offering retirement benefits also makes financial sense because they often come with tax incentives. Defined benefit plans promise a specified monthly benefit at retirement.

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The Teacher's Advocate

APRIL 10, 2020

Coronavirus Related Distributions What I’m referring to is a provision of the CARES Act that allows certain individuals who have been affected by COVID-19 to withdraw up to $100,000 from their IRA, 403(b), 457(b) or 401(k) without paying the normal 10% federal penalty if under the age of 59 1/2.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

JUNE 15, 2023

Act also directed the IRS to update the EPCRS accordingly, no later than 2 years after its enactment on December 29, 2022. 3) The failure is not egregious, does not relate to an abusive tax avoidance transaction, and does not relate to the diversion or misuse of plan assets. The SECURE 2.0 update to the EPCRS. of the SECURE 2.0

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