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401(k) Plans, Benefits, Internal Revenue Service
| 11.27.2017

IRS Announces Updates for Contribution Limits and Income Thresholds for Retirement Plans in 2018

Employees who participate in 401(k), 403(b) or 457(b) plans will be able to contribute up to $18,500 in 2018, up from $18,000 for 2017. This limit is aggregated

401(k) Plans, Benefits, Professional Services
Jason Lumpkin | 7.11.2017

Maximizing Retirement Benefits for Key Employees

As a general rule, the Internal Revenue Code requires that a qualified retirement plan cannot discriminate in favor of highly compensated employees (HCEs)

401(k) Plans, Benefits
Donna Wolfson | 6.9.2017

Roth 401(k) Trivia: What You May Not Know

401(k) plans have been around since 1981; however, the conception for the establishment of such plans was included in the Revenue Act of 1978 whereby Congress

401(k) Plans, Benefits
Karl Kunkle | 4.7.2017

DOL Delays Applicability of Fiduciary Rule, but the Horse is Out of the Barn...

The Department of Labor has delayed by 60 days the applicability date of the long-debated Fiduciary Rule. The rule was to be effective April 10 and now

401(k) Plans, ERISA
Patrick Kerns | 1.16.2017

Auto-Enrollment Pushes Retirement Plans Higher

Plan assets for 401(k) plans and similar types of defined contribution plans have topped $7 trillion due to continued growth in employee contributions.

401(k) Plans, Audit, ERISA
Jenna Zelenski | 12.20.2016

2017 Pension Plan Limitations

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items

401(k) Plans, Tax, Wealth Management
Nancy Skeans | 11.30.2016

Year-End Tax Savings Ideas, Third in a Series: Maximize Tax-Deferred Savings into Retirement Accounts

It’s not too late to take advantage of the tax-deferred treatment of assets in retirement accounts for 2016. In addition to the tax deduction, the

401(k) Plans, Internal Revenue Service, Tax
Dennis Mowrey | 8.30.2016

IRA Rollovers

On August 25, the IRS announced a new procedure to help people who miss the 60-day time limit for rolling over their retirement plan distributions into

401(k) Plans, Audit, Benefits, ERISA
Schneider Downs Professional | 7.19.2016

401(k) Plan Sponsors Continue to Face Class-Action Lawsuits

This past June, a $31 million settlement was reached in a class-action lawsuit filed against Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company back in November

401(k) Plans, Wealth Management
Karl Kunkle | 7.5.2016

Our View on DOL Fiduciary Rule Regarding Retirement Investment Advice

BACKSTORY. In April of this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a long-awaited regulation that essentially applies a “fiduciary”

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