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How have pension freedoms impacted retirement planning?

Employee Benefits

Need to know: Increasing education about pensions is key to helping employees make the right decisions about accessing their pension savings early. The ability to access pension funds early could prompt changes to the way that pension providers invest for their members.

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Reminder: New Tax Forms for Retirement Plan Payment Withholding Effective January 1, 2023

McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

Retirement plan sponsors need to utilize updated Form W-4P (for periodic pension and annuity payments) and new Form W-4R (for nonperiodic payments and eligible rollover distributions) for income tax withholding elections beginning January 1, 2023.

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IRS Releases Annual Increases to Qualified Retirement Plan Limits for 2024

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

On November 1st, the IRS released a number of inflation adjustments for 2024, including to certain limits for qualified retirement plans. The table below provides an overview of the key adjustments for qualified retirement plans. As expected, this year’s adjustments are more modest than last year’s significant increases.

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Public trust in pensions industry increases for fourth consecutive year

Employee Benefits

Public trust in the pensions industry has increased for the fourth consecutive year, according to research by third-party pensions administrator Trafalgar House. The results found that trust in the pensions industry rose to 5.26 out of 10 in 2023, up from 4.95 in 2022, 4.63 in 2021 and 4.46 and ‘a lot’ climbing 0.9%.

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What actions can employers take to close the gender pensions gap?

Employee Benefits

More employers could introduce gender inclusive paid parental leave to prevent and try to close gender pension gaps. The Pensions (Extension of Automatic-Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill will remove the lower earnings limit, enabling more employees to pay into a pension. The Pensions (Extension of Automatic-Enrolment) (No.

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IRS Announces 2023 Increases to Qualified Retirement Plan Limits

Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

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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Individual Retirement Accounts: What You Need to Know

Money Talk

The 2023 income tax filing deadline is only days away (April 15, 2024 in most of the U.S.). The maximum contribution for traditional IRAs for 2023 was $6,500 for workers under age 50 and $7,500 for those age 50+. Many have accumulated significant sums and need tax planning help. 401(k), 403(b), 457, or Thrift Savings Plan).

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