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409A Issues

Compliance and design issues particular to section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, its regulations and revenue rulings or procedures elaborating upon 409A's requirements.

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Church Plans

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Communication and Disclosure to Participants

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Form 5500

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Global Benefits

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Litigation and Claims

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Merger and Acquisition Aspects

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Miscellaneous Kinds of Benefits

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Multiemployer Plans

Issues particular to multiemployer (collectively bargained) pension or welfare benefit plans.

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Securities Law Aspects of Employee Benefit Plans

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Small Businesses (issues unique to)

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403(b) Plans, Accounts or Annuities

Issues particular to 403(b) arrangements of both tax-exempt and governmental employers.

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457 Plans

Issues relating to 457(b) and 457(f) (nonqualified deferred compensation) plans of both tax-exempt and governmental employers

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Correction of Plan Defects

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Cross-Tested Plans

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Daily Valuation and Recordkeeping

Issues particular to the popular "daily valuation" method of recordkeeping, for 401(k) and other retirement plans (typically including a participant-directed investment feature).

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Daily Valuation Vendors? - last post by RoniM

Defined Benefit Plans, Including Cash Balance

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Distributions and Loans, Other than QDROs

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Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)

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ERPA (Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent )

The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division (TE/GE) implemented the recommendation of the Advisory Committee for Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT) that a new category of limited scope practitioner be created. This practitioner is known as an "Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent" or "ERPA." The ERPA program is established under Circular 230 of the US Department of the Treasury and will be administered by the Office of Professional Responsibility. The IRS awarded the American Institute of Retirement Education, LLC (AIRE) the contract to conduct the examinations for the ERPA program.

This message board serves as an unofficial watering hole for persons interested in discussing anything pertaining to the ERPA designation, including the procedural aspects of the needed examinations.

The message board is sponsored by BenefitsLink.com, which is not affiliated with AIRE (but we're a big fan!). AIRE is not responsible for any content on this message board.

For official information about ERPA or AIRE, please see the official web site at ERPAexam.org

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How to report CE for ERPA? - last post by BG5150

Estate Planning Aspects of IRAs and Retirement Plan Benefits

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Governmental Plans

Issues particular to retirement plans (401(a) and excess benefit) of federal, state, and local government, international organizations, and Native American tribes.

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Investment Issues (including self-directed)

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IRAs and Roth IRAs

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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

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Operating a Consulting or TPA Firm

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Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)

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Plan Document Amendments

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Nothing since 2002 - last post by Kevin C

Plan Terminations

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Retirement Plans in General

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Retirement Plans Policy

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SEP, SARSEP and SIMPLE Plans

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BLAZE SSI

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Relius Administration (Quantech) Users

Free information and help from other users of Relius Administration (Quantech). This unofficial message board is not affiliated with Sungard Corbel, makers of Relius Administration (Quantech).

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Schwab RT Recordkeeping Users

Free information and help from other users of Schwab RT Recordkeeping defined contribution software. This unofficial message board is not affiliated with Schwab Retirement Technologies.

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General Continuing Professional Education

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ASPPA C1 - Admin & Qualif Issues

Unofficial message board for use by people enrolled in the C-1 course offered by the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries

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ASPPA C2 (DB) - Admin Issues of DB Plans

Unofficial message board for use by people enrolled in the C-2 (DB) course offered by the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries

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ASPPA C2 (DC) - Admin Issues of DC Plans

Unofficial message board for use by people enrolled in the C-2 (DC) course offered by the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (not affiliated with BenefitsLink)

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ASPPA C3 - Finan & Fiduc Aspects of Qual Plans

Unofficial message board for use by people enrolled in the C-3 course offered by the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries

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ASPPA C4 - Advan Ret Plan Consulting

Unofficial message board for use by people enrolled in the C-4 course offered by the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries

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