FLASHPOINT: FBLC FILES COMMENT LETTERS WITH TREASURY
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FLASHPOINT: DOL Updated Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program
Self-Correction or Self-Incrimination?
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On February 25, 2025
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FLASHPOINT: DOL ISSUES MISSING PARTICIPANT AND LOST & FOUND GUIDANCE
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On February 18, 2025
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FLASHPOINT: The Latest and Greatest on Catch-up Contributions
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On January 20, 2025
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FLASHPOINT: And Not a Moment Too Soon (in Fact, a Little Late):
Mandatory Automatic Enrollment Guidance
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On January 13, 2025
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FLASHPOINT: Mandatory Automatic Enrollment:
Be Our Guess!
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On December 30, 2024
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FLASHPOINT: 2025 Is Right Around the Corner:
What’s Lurking There For You?
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On December 12, 2024
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FLASHPOINT: SECURE 2.0 Permits Employer Roth Contributions
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On December 9, 2024
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FLASHPOINT: SECURE 2.0 2025 Catch-Up Contribution Increase
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On November 6, 2024
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FLASHPOINT: IRS ANNOUNCES 2025 COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLAN LIMITS
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On November 1, 2024
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FLASHPOINT: Overpayment Corrections:
The Latest IRS Guidance
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On October 21, 2024
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FLASHPOINT: Welcome to the Party, 403(b) Plans
IRS Issues LTPT Guidance
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On October 7, 2024
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FLASHPOINT: The Final RMD Regulations – The High Points
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On September 26, 2024
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FLASHPOINT: How Can I Save For Retirement When I’m Drowning in Student Loan Debt?
Answer: QSLP Into Something More Comfortable
By Ilene H. Ferenczy, Esq. With so many people in their 20s and 30s (and perhaps 40s) continuing to suffer financially due to overwhelming student loan debt, the SECURE 2.0 […]
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On September 3, 2024
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FLASHPOINT: IRS Issues Proposed Required Minimum Distribution Regulations
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On August 23, 2024
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FLASHPOINT: Changes to SIMPLE Plans under SECURE 2.0 – Not That Simple
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On July 18, 2024
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FLASHPOINT: IRS Issues Guidance on Personal Expense and Domestic Abuse Victim Distributions
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On June 27, 2024
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FLASHPOINT: SECURE 2.0 Grab Bag –
De Minimis Financial Incentives
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On February 7, 2024
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FLASHPOINT: Pension-Linked Emergency Savings Account Guideposts Issued
(PLESA? I hardly even know you.)
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On January 29, 2024
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FLASHPOINT: SECURE 2.0 Grab Bag – Naughty or Nice?
Mandatory Automatic Enrollment
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On January 3, 2024
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FLASHPOINT: Not a Moment Too Soon (Really!): The LTPT Regulations Are Here!
By: Ilene H. Ferenczy, Esq., CPC, APA At the risk of sounding ungrateful, our Thanksgiving holiday was interrupted on Friday when the IRS finally issued the proposed regulations outlining how […]
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On November 27, 2023
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FLASHPOINT: IRS ANNOUNCES 2024 COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLAN LIMITS
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On November 1, 2023
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FLASHPOINT: No Need to Panic! The IRS Extends Roth Catch-Up Implementation to 2025
By Alison J. Cohen, Esq. On Friday, August 25, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2023-62 (the “Notice”), giving plan sponsors long-awaited relief with respect to the implementation […]
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On August 28, 2023
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FLASHPOINT: IRS Releases RMD Guidance – Kicking the Can Down the Road Again
By S. Derrin Watson, JD, APM The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued some welcome relief in connection with the required minimum distribution (“RMD”) rules. The transition relief impacts both certain […]
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On July 21, 2023
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FLASHPOINT: IRS NOTICE 2023-43: Self-Correction Changes from SECURE 2.0 are Immediately Effective
By: Adrienne I. Moore, Esq. Section 305 of the SECURE 2.0 Act was a welcome modification to the rules for correcting compliance errors — significantly expanding the Employee Plans Compliance […]
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On May 31, 2023
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FLASHPOINT: SECURE 2.0 – So, about that Employer Roth Contribution…
By Alison J. Cohen, Esq., APR By now, everyone is well aware that SECURE 2.0 was signed into law on December 29, 2022. One of the provisions in SECURE 2.0 […]
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On May 1, 2023
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FLASHPOINT: Nerding Out on SECURE 2.0: Long-Term Part-Time, and 403(b) Plans
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On March 7, 2023
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FLASHPOINT: RESPONDING TO A CYBERTERRORIST ATTACK
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On January 16, 2023
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FLASHPOINT: DOL Embraces Self-Correction … Somewhat, Kind of, Unenthusiastically – The New Proposed VFCP
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a new proposed Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (“VFCP”) on November 18, 2022, which should – if finalized – make it easier for fiduciaries to […]
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On December 1, 2022
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FLASHPOINT: IRS ANNOUNCES 2023 COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLAN LIMITS
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On November 4, 2022
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FLASHPOINT: RELIEF FOR SOME RMDS FOR 2021 AND 2022 – OR “HOW COMPLEX CAN WE MAKE THIS?”
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On November 4, 2022
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FLASHPOINT: HURRICANE IAN DISASTER RELIEF AND EXTENSION FOR CARES AMENDMENT
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On November 4, 2022
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FLASHPOINT: IRS GRANTS THREE-YEAR SECURE/CARES EXTENSION!
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On August 4, 2022
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FLASHPOINT: THE IRS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET WITH THE PROGRAM
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On June 8, 2022
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FLASHPOINT: CAN WE SELF-CORRECT A MISSED RESTATEMENT? YOU BET! WELL, MAYBE…
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On May 26, 2022
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FLASHPOINT: THE SPECIAL MEP UNIFIED PLAN RULE – KICKING OUT THE ROTTEN APPLE AFTER SECURE
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On March 29, 2022
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FLASHPOINT: CRYPTOCURRENCY HOLDERS BEWARE – REGULATIONS ARE COMING!
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On March 22, 2022
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FLASHPOINT: THE NEW RMD PROPOSED REGULATIONS – AND YOU THOUGHT THE OLD ONES WERE CONFUSING!
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On March 3, 2022
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FLASHPOINT: BOY, ARE YOU IN TROUBLE NOW! … UH, MAYBE NOT!
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On December 13, 2021
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FLASHPOINT: IRS ANNOUNCES 2022 COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLAN LIMITS
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On November 4, 2021
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FLASHPOINT: DOL NEW PROPOSED ESG REGULATIONS (AND OTHER UPDATES)
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On October 20, 2021
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FLASHPOINT: FORM 5500 CLARIFICATION … BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On August 6, 2021
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FLASHPOINT: THE NEWEST EPCRS: ALL GOOD NEWS (EXCEPT WHEN IT’S NOT)
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On July 20, 2021
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FLASHPOINT: Department of Labor Issues Cybersecurity Guidance (Not to say we told you so, but…..)
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On April 21, 2021
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FLASHPOINT: NEW SECURE SAFE HARBOR 401(K) PLAN RULES: YOU CAN DO THE SAFE HARBOR NONELECTIVE HOKEY POKEY!
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On December 14, 2020
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FLASHPOINT: IRS ANNOUNCES 2021 COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLAN LIMITS
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On October 26, 2020
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FLASHPOINT: DEJA-VU! DIDN’T WE JUST FINISH RESTATEMENTS?
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On October 13, 2020
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FLASHPOINT: THE THREE-MONTH RULE AND RETROACTIVE SAFE HARBOR ELECTIONS: YOU NEED TO ADOPT THE PLAN BY OCTOBER 1!
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On September 26, 2020
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FLASHPOINT: ALL THE GUIDANCE THAT’S FIT TO PRINT: GIFTS FROM THE DOL AND IRS (GEE, WE DIDN’T GET THEM ANYTHING!)
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On September 10, 2020
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FERENCZY FLASHPOINT: USER FEES GOING UP AND CARES UPDATE
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On August 18, 2020
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FLASHPOINT: SEP, MEP, OR PEP IDENTIFYING THE KEY DIFFERENCES IN RETIREMENT PLANS
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On August 5, 2020
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FLASHPOINT: IRS STILL CARES SUSPENSION OR REDUCTION OF SAFE HARBOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 2020
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On June 30, 2020
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FLASHPOINT: WAIT! THERE’S MORE! IRS ISSUES CARES RMD GUIDANCE
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On June 24, 2020
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FlashPoint: The IRS CARES! (Who’d Have Thunk?) Expanded List of Qualified Individuals and More Info!
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On June 22, 2020
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FLASHPOINT: RIDERS, FEET ON THE PEDALS! DC TRICYCLE RESTATEMENTS ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN!
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On June 2, 2020
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FLASHPOINT: THE DOL EDISCLOSURE REGULATIONS: REDUCTION IN PAPER AND MAILING COSTS (BUT NO GUARANTEE THAT THE DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN READ UNDER INTEL)
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On May 28, 2020
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FLASHPOINT: DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC: IRS AND DOL AUTHORIZED DELAYS
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On May 5, 2020
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FLASHPOINT: WHAT PLAN SPONSORS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CARES
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On April 21, 2020
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FLASHPOINT: THE CARES ACT: DO WE HAVE TO?
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On April 14, 2020
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FLASHPOINT: EXTENSION OF RESTATEMENT DEADLINES FOR 403(B) AND DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On March 31, 2020
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FLASHPOINT: CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FROM CONGRESS – THE CARES ACT
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On March 27, 2020
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FLASHPOINT: IRS REPRESENTATIVES SAY NO IMMINENT VCP CHANGES
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On March 2, 2020
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FLASHPOINT: NEW PENSION LEGISLATION PASSES! FEELING MORE SECURE?
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On December 24, 2019
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FLASHPOINT: IRS ANNOUNCES 2020 COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLAN LIMITS (AND SOME COMMENTS ON THE HARDSHIP REGULATIONS)
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On November 6, 2019
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FLASHPOINT: THE DOL FINALIZES MEP REGULATIONS
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On July 30, 2019
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FLASHPOINT: IF YOU SPONSOR A MEP: YOU MAY NEED TO ACT BEFORE OCTOBER 15!
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On July 26, 2019
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FLASHPOINT: MID-SUMMER UPDATE: MORE ABOUT REG BI AND PREVENTING MEP SPOILAGE FROM THE ONE BAD APPLE
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On July 17, 2019
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FLASHPOINT: REGULATION BEST INTEREST AND MORE … A PRESENT TO INVESTORS FROM THE SEC
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On June 11, 2019
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FLASHPOINT: IRS DETERMINATION LETTER PROGRAM EXPANDED … TO A LIMITED EXTENT
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On May 3, 2019
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FLASHPOINT: CORRECTIONS MADE EASIER: THE IRS EXPANDS THE SELF-CORRECTION PROGRAM
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On April 23, 2019
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FLASHPOINT: THINGS ARE HAPPENING … FINALLY!
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On April 4, 2019
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FLASHPOINT: THE INS AND OUTS OF 403(B) DEFERRALS – THE IRS SOLVES THE PROBLEM
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On December 11, 2018
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FLASHPOINT: IRS ANNOUNCES 2019 COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLAN LIMITS
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On November 1, 2018
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FLASHPOINT: THE NEW MEP (MEH!) PROPOSED REGULATIONS
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On October 25, 2018
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FlashPoint: New EPCRS Procedure: Electronic Submission of VCP and Not A Whole Lot More
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On October 3, 2018
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FLASHPOINT: THE LATEST FROM THE IRS – NEW ROLLOVER NOTICE AND HURRICANE FLORENCE RELIEF
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On September 21, 2018
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FLASHPOINT: DOL FIDUCIARY RULES: WHERE THE HECK ARE WE NOW?
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On May 9, 2018
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FLASHPOINT: DID THE 5TH CIRCUIT KILL THE DOL FIDUCIARY RULES?
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On March 19, 2018
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FLASHPOINT: STICKING IT TO THE LITTLE MAN: WHY THE NEW IRS VCP FEES ARE BAD FOR SMALL BUSINESS, TPAS, AND RETIREMENT PLANS
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On January 8, 2018
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FLASHPOINT: THE NEW TAX BILL IS ENACTED – WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR RETIREMENT PLANS?
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On December 22, 2017
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FLASHPOINT – JUNE 9TH IS THE DATE FOR FIDUCIARY RULE APPLICABILITY …. FOR NOW
- Posted by Ferenczy Benefits Law Center
- On May 26, 2017
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FlashPoint – Surprise! You Are (or Are Not) a Professional (and You Are (or Are Not) Covered by the PBGC!
- Posted by Ilene Ferenczy
- On April 12, 2017
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FlashPoint – IRS Announces 2017 Cost of Living Adjustments to Various Retirement Plan Limits
- Posted by Ilene Ferenczy
- On October 31, 2016
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FlashPoint – The New Fiduciary Regs: A Practical Review – Part III
- Posted by Ilene Ferenczy
- On August 31, 2016
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FlashPoint – New IRS Procedure for Plan Documents
The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2016-37 (the “Procedure”) at the end of June, which significantly affects individually designed plans (“IDPs”) and has some ramifications for pre approved documents, such as prototypes and […]
- Posted by Ilene Ferenczy
- On July 11, 2016
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FlashPoint – The New Fiduciary Regs: A Practical Review – Part II
- Posted by Ilene Ferenczy
- On June 23, 2016
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FlashPoint – Grabbing Victory Out of the Jaws of Defeat Late Plan Restatements
- Posted by Ilene Ferenczy
- On April 27, 2016
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FlashPoint – The New Fiduciary Regs: A Practical Review – Part I
- Posted by Ilene Ferenczy
- On April 18, 2016
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