Alston & Bird Tax Blog

401(k)

Do You Need to Send an Annual Notice to Plan Participants?

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If so, you may need to do so by December 1, 2021.  Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group reviews the multiple year-end notices that defined contribution plans must issue to participants. 2022 retirement plan limitsNotice content and deadlinesPractice pointers Read the full advisory here. [...]Read more

Special Challenges with Escheating Tax-Deferred Retirement Assets

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Holders and custodians of retirement assets, such as 401(k)s, IRAs, and Roth IRAs, face numerous challenges associated with the potential escheatment of these tax-deferred retirement assets. In this installment of “UP Ahead” for Tax Notes State, unclaimed property partners Kendall Houghton and Matt Hedstrom discuss the scope of federal preemption in this arena and the concept of voluntary escheatment of tax-deferred retirement assets. Read the full article here. [...]Read more

Do You Need to Send an Annual Notice to Plan Participants?

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Check out our review of the multiple year-end notices that defined contribution plans must issue to participants.

  • 2020 retirement plan limits
  • Notice content and deadlines
  • Practice pointers

Read the full advisory here.

Final Hardship Distribution Rules Are Here: Does Your 401(k) or 403(b) Plan Comply?

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Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group examines the numerous changes – mandatory and permissible – plan sponsors can make to their 401(k) or 403(b) plans in light of new regulations for hardship distributions.

When do you need to amend your plan?
What are the mandatory and permissible changes?
What next steps should you take?

Read the full advisory here. [...]Read more

Do You Need to Send an Annual Notice to Plan Participants?

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Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group reviews the multiple year-end notices that defined contribution plans must issue to participants.

  • 2019 retirement plan limits
  • Notice content and deadlines
  • Practice pointers

Read the full advisory here.