Understand RMDs: Mandatory withdrawals from retirement accounts explained. Learn deadlines, calculations, exemptions.
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Mandatory Roth Catch-Up Contributions – Another Secure Act 2.0 Provision
Explore mandatory Roth catch-up contributions and vital insights for plan sponsors. Prepare for upcoming changes now.
Saver’s Tax Credit
Maximize your retirement savings with the Saver’s Tax Credit. Claim up to $1,000 ($2,000 for couples) on your 2023 tax return. Find out if you qualify!
Long Term Part Time (LTPT) Employees: The Impact to Your Plan Beginning in 2024
Discover the SECURE Act’s impact on plan eligibility and requirements for Long Term Part Time (LTPT) employees. Learn about changes, tracking hours, and employer contributions.
Secure 2.0 for Defined Benefit Plans
Secure Act 2.0 has important updates for Defined Benefit Plans, including increased RBD age and reduced excise tax on missed RMDs. Stay up-to-date with these crucial changes to ensure your retirement plan is compliant.
What a Failed ADP/ACP Test Means
Ensure your 401k retirement plan allows your employees to save the maximum amount allowed by understanding and utilizing ADP/ACP testing.
The New IRS Pre-Examination Retirement Plan Compliance Program
Can a new IRS pre-examination retirement plan pilot program assist your business? Learn more about program requirements on the Watkins Ross blog.
IRS Update – Retirement Plan Documentation Deadline
The IRS retirement plan documentation deadline is fast approaching. Read more about your retirement plan liability on the Watkins Ross blog.
Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) Law Changes to the SECURE Act and the CARES Act
The SECURE Act was recently passed effective 1-1-2020 and, since then, there has been a lot of communication regarding the passage of the CARES Act due to Covid19. Both of these acts affect how RMD’s are to be processed in 2020, 2021 and onward. The following is a...
Defined Benefit Plans’ Actuarial Equivalence Under Attack: Reasonable Becomes Unreasonable (Opinion)
Recent class action lawsuits are targeting the reasonability of actuarial equivalence factors used in defined benefit plans.