Retirement Plans in General

5,753 topics in this forum

1. Can a defined benefit plan be merged into a 401(k) plan?

   By rocknrolls2, September 22, 2015
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   • Tom Poje
   • September 25, 2015

2. SAR for one-participant plans

   By cpc0506, September 23, 2015
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   • david rigby
   • September 24, 2015

3. Mid year entry

   By ombskid, September 23, 2015
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   • ombskid
   • September 24, 2015

4. Should a non-ERISA and non-EACA automatic-contribution arrangement send annual notices?

   By Peter Gulia, September 24, 2015
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   • Belgarath
   • September 24, 2015

5. Affiliated service groups - what would you do?

   By Belgarath, July 13, 2015
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   • Belgarath
   • September 23, 2015

6. Prevailing wage withdrawals

   By AKconsult, September 22, 2015
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   • Belgarath
   • September 22, 2015

7. Top 20% election - employees who have irrevocably waived

   By Belgarath, September 21, 2015
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   • ESOP Guy
   • September 22, 2015

8. compensation and w-2

   By cpc0506, September 14, 2015
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   • hr for me
   • September 21, 2015

9. Mess acquired from prior TPA

   By Cynchbeast, September 20, 2015
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   • hr for me
   • September 21, 2015

10. Is a separate Plan Tax ID number a best practice regardless if assets are held by an investment platform/recorkeeper?

    By lisabroc, September 18, 2015
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    • BG5150
    • September 21, 2015

11. Who's the employer - Derrin Watson special

    By Santo Gold, September 15, 2015
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    • david rigby
    • September 20, 2015

12. Indexed limits for next year

    By Tom Poje, September 16, 2015
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    • mbozek
    • September 17, 2015

13. Plan had corporate title, now a sole proprietor

    By katieinny, September 15, 2015   

    • What to do about EIN?
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    • katieinny
    • September 16, 2015

14. 'Professional Service Agreement' with 501c3 Hospital

    By J Simmons, September 14, 2015
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    • J Simmons
    • September 15, 2015

15. Aggregated Plans with exclusions

    By Cynchbeast, September 11, 2015
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    • Tom Poje
    • September 14, 2015

16. Fee Structure of MassMutual TPA Services

    By Susan S., September 4, 2015
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    • retireholiks
    • September 10, 2015

17. New Plan - SPY-Limits on Compensatin and contributions

    By Pammie57, September 10, 2015
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    • Tom Poje
    • September 10, 2015

18. K-1 Farming Income as Plan Compensation

    By PensionPro, September 9, 2015
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    • PensionPro
    • September 9, 2015

19. K-1 comp question

    By BG5150, September 8, 2015
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    • Belgarath
    • September 8, 2015

20. Cashouts when discontinuing MEP participation

    By shERPA, April 12, 2015
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    • rcline46
    • September 8, 2015

21. "Special Trustee" responsible for contribution deposits

    By AndrewZ, September 1, 2015
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    • Peter Gulia
    • September 4, 2015

22. Is it okay not to choose a governing State law?

    By Peter Gulia, September 1, 2015   

    • prototype; volume-submitter
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    • GBurns
    • September 3, 2015

23. Excludable "Welfare Benefits" under 1.414(s)-1(c)3

    By Briandfox, September 1, 2015
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    • Briandfox
    • September 1, 2015

24. 70 1/2 and RMD orgination presentation

    By jmartin, August 26, 2015
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    • mbozek
    • August 28, 2015

25. Is employer eligible to make contributions to this plan?

    By Santo Gold, August 25, 2015
    • 5 replies
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    • mbozek
    • August 28, 2015

26. 20% Tax withholding on distributions

    By KevinMc, August 28, 2015
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    • david rigby
    • August 28, 2015

27. Allowing Participants to Choose between Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution

    By tsrl01, August 27, 2015
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    • david rigby
    • August 27, 2015

28. Longevity Annuities

    By Earl, August 26, 2015
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    • Earl
    • August 26, 2015

29. Life Insurance and BRFs

    By Dougsbpc, August 25, 2015
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    • Mike Preston
    • August 26, 2015

30. rehired participant. Termed in 2006

    By Lori H, August 25, 2015
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    • My 2 cents
    • August 25, 2015

31. What is the extent of a qualified plan's responsibility to pursue survivors and beneficiaries?

    By MMMBENE2000, August 25, 2015   

    • survivors
    • beneficiaries
    • 1 reply
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    • GMK
    • August 25, 2015

32. Retirement Plan Vendor Requesting Information on All Employees

    By waid10, August 25, 2015
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    • david rigby
    • August 25, 2015

33. Fee Disclosure during a Transition to a New Provider

    By hightower.texas, August 24, 2015   

    • fee disclosuretransition
    • new recordkeeper
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      • change notice
      • fee
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    • hightower.texas
    • August 24, 2015

34. Annuity Plan under Section 401(a)

    By joel, August 19, 2015
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    • david rigby
    • August 21, 2015

35. Audit Requirement

    By Dougsbpc, August 4, 2015
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    • Scuba 401
    • August 19, 2015

36. 90 Day Opt out Period

    By coleboy, August 19, 2015
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    • K2retire
    • August 19, 2015

37. US citizen, foreign income, foreign pension

    By ombskid, August 12, 2015
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    • mbozek
    • August 18, 2015

38. Introductory Textbook about Retirement Plans??

    By SFSD, August 17, 2015
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    • Doghouse
    • August 18, 2015

39. DC Plan Benchmarking

    By Hattie Greenan, August 13, 2015   

    • 401(k) plans
    • benchmarking
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      • 401(k) plans
      • benchmarking
      • retirement plan data
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    • Hattie Greenan
    • August 18, 2015

40. Age of beneficiary at time of death

    By Zorro1k, August 12, 2015   

    • default beneficiary
    • death
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      • death
      • participant
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    • 7 replies
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    • My 2 cents
    • August 14, 2015

41. profit sharing plan for self employed with employees

    By thepensionmaven, August 13, 2015
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    • ESOP Guy
    • August 14, 2015

42. Vesting For Rehires

    By mming, August 12, 2015
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    • mming
    • August 13, 2015

43. Can Cash Balance Plan be Amended to Condition Right to a Principal Credit upon Employment as of Last Day of Plan Year?

    By rocknrolls2, August 10, 2015
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    • david rigby
    • August 11, 2015

44. Multiple employer 401k plan terminates

    By Belgarath, July 30, 2015
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    • austin3515
    • August 10, 2015

45. Coverage Testing on Controlled Group

    By Hokielady, August 4, 2015
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    • Hokielady
    • August 5, 2015

46. is increasing normal retirement age in a 401(k) Plan subject to anti-cutback rule?

    By mariemonroe, August 3, 2015
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    • Doghouse
    • August 5, 2015

47. Key Employee in Association Plan

    By KCA, July 24, 2015
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    • KCA
    • July 24, 2015

48. deduction limit

    By Dougsbpc, December 20, 2012
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    • ESOP Guy
    • July 24, 2015

49. Fidelity Bond

    By thepensionmaven, July 16, 2015
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    • Tom Poje
    • July 17, 2015

50. Does this sound OK?

    By Santo Gold, July 10, 2015
    • 6 replies
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    • david rigby
    • July 15, 2015