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Below are samples of our FlashPoint Newsletters. Feel free to browse through a few of them.
- September 10, 2020
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- DOL, IRS, MEP
FLASHPOINT: ALL THE GUIDANCE THAT’S FIT TO PRINT: GIFTS FROM THE DOL AND IRS (GEE, WE DIDN’T GET THEM ANYTHING!)
In the last few weeks, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) have published a number of...
- August 18, 2020
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- FLASHPOINT, IRS
FERENCZY FLASHPOINT: USER FEES GOING UP AND CARES UPDATE
Updated User Fees for IRS Filings The IRS just issued the user fees for 2021 in Announcement 2020-14. Unlike in 2018,...
- August 5, 2020
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- FLASHPOINT, MEP
FLASHPOINT: SEP, MEP, OR PEP IDENTIFYING THE KEY DIFFERENCES IN RETIREMENT PLANS
The attached white paper by Alison Cohen and Ilene Ferenczy was commissioned by Transamerica Retirement Solutions, LLC to help explain the...
- June 30, 2020
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- CARES, FLASHPOINT, IRS
FLASHPOINT: IRS STILL CARES SUSPENSION OR REDUCTION OF SAFE HARBOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 2020
In Notice 2020-52 (the “Notice”), issued on June 29, 2020, the IRS continues providing relief for employers during the COVID pandemic. ...
- June 24, 2020
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- CARES, FLASHPOINT, IRS
FLASHPOINT: WAIT! THERE’S MORE! IRS ISSUES CARES RMD GUIDANCE
Under the heading of “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished,” we were just patting ourselves on the back for getting out the...
- June 22, 2020
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- CARES, FLASHPOINT, IRS
FlashPoint: The IRS CARES! (Who’d Have Thunk?) Expanded List of Qualified Individuals and More Info!
On Friday, June 19, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-50 (the “Notice”), which provides expanded guidance on Coronavirus-Related Distributions (“CRDs”) and...
- June 2, 2020
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- 403(b), FLASHPOINT, IRS
FLASHPOINT: RIDERS, FEET ON THE PEDALS! DC TRICYCLE RESTATEMENTS ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN!
The IRS has just announced (Announcement 2020-07) the key details for the third cycle (“Tricycle”) of restatements for preapproved defined contribution...
- May 28, 2020
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- DOL, FLASHPOINT, Regulations, Uncategorized
FLASHPOINT: THE DOL EDISCLOSURE REGULATIONS: REDUCTION IN PAPER AND MAILING COSTS (BUT NO GUARANTEE THAT THE DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN READ UNDER INTEL)
On May 21, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published the final rule on Electronic Disclosure Safe Harbor options for...
- May 5, 2020
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- 401(k), FLASHPOINT, IRS, Regulations
FLASHPOINT: DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC: IRS AND DOL AUTHORIZED DELAYS
Both the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) (the section of the U.S. Department of Labor...
- April 21, 2020
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- CARES, FLASHPOINT, Uncategorized
FLASHPOINT: WHAT PLAN SPONSORS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CARES
The attached white paper by Ilene Ferenczy was commissioned by CUNA Mutual Group to help explain the advantages to both companies...