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I am having a problem with figuring out how to correct the following: An employer has a 403(b) Plan which has a matching benefit accrual requirement of 1000 hours of service per year. Thus in order to accrue a matching benefit for the year, the employee must have worked 1000 hours or more. The plan has basicially ignored this requirement in practice and has given all employees a match, whether or not they have worked 1000 hours in the year.

The employer needs to correct this problem under EPCRS. The plan does have a written document already.

How would this be corrected?

Thanks!

Posted

Probably an EPCRS corrective amendment that removes, retroactively, the 1,000 hour requirement.

John Simmons

johnsimmonslaw@gmail.com

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That's what I thought too but 4.05 of the EPCRS seems to imply that retroactive plan amendments are only for qualified plans and can't be used for 403(b) Plans. Anybody have any imput?

  • 1 year later...
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This cannot be corrected as a document failure per Rev. Proc. 2008-50 -- VCP is not available yet to correct 403(b) plan document failures. The IRS expects to allow this when it updates EPCRS (See Notice 2009-3).

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