Plan Sponsors: Don’t Forget Those Annual Plan Notices. The 2017 plan year is winding down, so it’s a good time for defined contribution plan sponsors to look ahead and determine ...

DOL Clarifies Disclosure Requirements and Investment Recommendations for Fiduciary Rule. Though the DOL’s conflict of interest rule went into effect June 9, 2017, questions remain about the rule, the Best ...

Penalties Hit Erisa Plans In Spite of CPA Audits By Roland Criss. The Department of Labor (“DOL”) assesses significant penalties for an improperly filed Form 5500. Mistakes on an ...

Avoid costly penalties for late form 5500 filing. In addition to the many other local, state, and federal filings, businesses with benefits plans may be required to file an ...

So what happens if your defined contribution (DC) the subject of a DOL audit? What should you expect and what should you do? A Pittsburgh based TPA provides some ...

At a TPSU program held at Adelphi University, a former IRS investigator now working with ERISA plans like 401ks and 403bs explains what is triggering DOL audits this year. ...

When the DOL fee disclosure rules 408b2 and 404a5 went into effect in the summer of 2012, many experts predicted an industry upheaval resulting in an onslaught of calls ...

Typically, participants may only withdraw funds from their retirement savings without incurring a tax penalty in three scenarios: when they retire, at age 59 1/2, or if the plan ...

Now that we know that the DOL fiduciary rule will go into effect June 9th, 401k and 403b plan sponsors need to start paying attention to the likely change ...

Citing rule of law under the Administrative Procedures Act, newly minted DOL Secretary Alexander Acosta announced in a WSJ Op-Ed piece that there will be further delay to the ...