Articles
Benefit Insights is our informative quarterly newsletter series that addresses topics which will help you understand the operation and administration of your retirement plan. Articles also cover periodic legislative and regulatory changes.
Spring Cleaning
Spring will arrive soon, promising new growth and a fresh beginning. It could also be the perfect time to do some spring cleaning for your plan. Let’s look at some areas that you might consider...
Cybersecurity & ERISA Compliance: Protecting Your Plan
Cybersecurity has become a necessary consideration in many aspects of life, and your retirement plan is no exception. For plan sponsors, understanding your responsibilities—as well as those of the...
The Plan Document: Why Understanding it Matters
An employer-sponsored retirement plan is an extremely valuable benefit a company can offer its employees. At the heart of this benefit is the plan document—the official rulebook that explains...
Understanding RMDs: What Plan Sponsors Need to Know
As a plan sponsor, it’s critical to understand the rules surrounding Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) because they directly impact compliance, participant education and operational processes....
Upcoming Compliance Deadlines for Calendar-Year Plans Mar-Apr 2026
March 2 IRS Form 1099-R Copy A - Deadline to submit Form 1099-R Copy A to the IRS for participants and beneficiaries who received a distribution or a deemed distribution during the prior plan year....
Upcoming Compliance Deadlines for Dec-Jan 2025 Calendar-Year Plans
December 1 Participant Notices – Annual notices due for Safe Harbor elections (note that some plans are no longer required to distribute Safe Harbor notices), Qualified Default Investment...
Year-End Data Collection
It’s that time of year again. A chill is in the air, football is on TV almost every night, and many are planning family holidays. It’s also time—if your plan has a December year end—to start...
Roth Catch-Up is Final – What Plan Sponsors Need to Know
On September 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS issued final regulations implementing the Roth catch-up contribution requirement under the SECURE 2.0 Act. These rules will...
Cost of Living Adjustments for 2026 Are Here!
On November 13, 2025, the IRS announced the Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) affecting the dollar limitations for retirement plans for 2026. In October, the Social Security Administration...
Upcoming Compliance Deadlines for Calendar-Year Plans Sept-Oct 2025
September 15 Required contribution to defined benefit plans, money purchase pension plans and target benefit pension plans. Contribution deadline for deducting 2024 employer contributions for those...