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- December 24, 2019
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- Uncategorized
FLASHPOINT: NEW PENSION LEGISLATION PASSES! FEELING MORE SECURE?
Against what seemed to be all odds, Congress got together on December 19, 2019, to pass the Setting Each Community Up...
- November 6, 2019
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- FLASHPOINT, Hardship, IRS
FLASHPOINT: IRS ANNOUNCES 2020 COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO VARIOUS RETIREMENT PLAN LIMITS (AND SOME COMMENTS ON THE HARDSHIP REGULATIONS)
The IRS just released the cost of living adjustments for various retirement plan limitations that will take effect on January 1,...
- July 30, 2019
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- FLASHPOINT, MEP, Regulations, Uncategorized
FLASHPOINT: THE DOL FINALIZES MEP REGULATIONS
As discussed in our FlashPoint dated October 25, 2018, available here: https://ferenczylaw.com/flashpoint-the-new-mep-meh-proposed-regulations/, the U.S. Department of La
- July 26, 2019
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- DOL, FLASHPOINT, MEP
FLASHPOINT: IF YOU SPONSOR A MEP: YOU MAY NEED TO ACT BEFORE OCTOBER 15!
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB 2019-01) on July 24, 2019, relating to Form 5500 filings...
- July 17, 2019
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- FLASHPOINT, MEP, Regulations
FLASHPOINT: MID-SUMMER UPDATE: MORE ABOUT REG BI AND PREVENTING MEP SPOILAGE FROM THE ONE BAD APPLE
By S. Derrin Watson, Of Counsel More About Reg BI: Identifying, Disclosing, Mitigating, and Eliminating Conflicts of Interest In our earlier...
- June 11, 2019
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- FLASHPOINT, Regulations, SEC
FLASHPOINT: REGULATION BEST INTEREST AND MORE … A PRESENT TO INVESTORS FROM THE SEC
By S. Derrin Watson, Of Counsel The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published a package of rules and interpretations (“SEC...
- May 3, 2019
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- FLASHPOINT, IRS
FLASHPOINT: IRS DETERMINATION LETTER PROGRAM EXPANDED … TO A LIMITED EXTENT
The IRS has expanded the availability of determination letters on individually designed plans in two circumstances: temporarily for “statutory hybrid plans”...
- April 23, 2019
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- FLASHPOINT, IRS, Regulations, Uncategorized, VCP
FLASHPOINT: CORRECTIONS MADE EASIER: THE IRS EXPANDS THE SELF-CORRECTION PROGRAM
Last year, the IRS modified its correction programs for qualification failures (the “Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System” or “EPCRS”) to significantly...
- April 4, 2019
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- 401(k), 403(b), Congress, FLASHPOINT, IRS, MEP, Pensions on Peachtree, Uncategorized
FLASHPOINT: THINGS ARE HAPPENING … FINALLY!
After a period of national quiet in relation to retirement plans, several things have occurred recently that are worth discussing. Sorry...
- December 11, 2018
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- 403(b), FLASHPOINT, IRS, Regulations
FLASHPOINT: THE INS AND OUTS OF 403(B) DEFERRALS – THE IRS SOLVES THE PROBLEM
The IRS has provided important transition relief for many 403(b) plans struggling with an apparent change in IRS positions on a...