Upcoming Compliance Deadlines for Calendar-Year Plans

 

December 1st
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 Arrangement (QDIA), and Automatic Contribution Arrangements (EACA or QACA).
December 31st
ADP/ACP Corrections – Deadline for a plan to make ADP/ACP corrective distributions and/or to deposit qualified nonelective contributions (QNEC) for the previous plan year.
Discretionary Amendments – Deadline to adopt discretionary amendments to the plan, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., anti-cutbacks).
Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) – The first RMD may be delayed until April 1, 2025. The 2nd RMD, as well as subsequent distributions for participants already receiving RMDs, is due by December 31, 2024.
Contribution Funding – Final funding deadline for 2023 plan year end. See your tax advisor for the year of deductibility. January 31st
IRS Form 945 – Deadline to file IRS Form 945 to report income tax withheld from qualified plan distributions made during the prior plan year. The deadline may be extended to February 10th if
taxes were deposited on time during the prior plan year.
IRS Form 1099-R – Deadline to distribute Form 1099-R to participants and beneficiaries who received a distribution or a deemed distribution during the prior plan year.
IRS Form W-2 – Deadline to distribute Form W-2, which must reflect the aggregate value of employer-provided employee benefits.

This newsletter is intended to provide general information on matters of interest in the area of qualified retirement plans and is distributed with the understanding that the publisher and distributor are not rendering legal, tax or other professional advice. Readers should not act or rely on any information in this newsletter without first seeking the advice of an independent tax advisor such as an attorney or CPA.