403b Plans

Suppose a 62 year-old who is drawing a reduced Social Security benefit understands that he can earn up to $15,480 before beginning to lose Social Security benefits. He calculates that he will be about $3,000 above the $15,480 from substitute teaching income; can he contribute the $3,000 to his 403(... READ MORE

NTSA is always busy working on your behalf and that of those whom you serve. Following is a look at what’s been going on in selected states, as well as NTSA’s assessment and what action we are taking.  Pennsylvania  Both the House of Representatives and Senate are in recess until Sept. 15. Before... READ MORE

Forty-two states and the District of Columbia allow charter schools. They tend to treat their benefits packages in the same way as a typical for-profit employer and not in the way a traditional K-12 school does. In MarketBeat, Diane D. Capone of Lincoln Investment writes that it is important to... READ MORE

Relying on the traditional methods for determining a client’s tolerance for risk can be risky in itself, according to Michael Kitces, speaking at the 2014 NTSA 403(b) Summit in Washington, D.C., on June 24. Kitces is a partner and director of research at the Pinnacle Advisory Group. Putting a... READ MORE

Have you made a mistake in administering your 403(b) plan? Does this mistake put you at risk of IRS action? If so, you are not alone — not only in the sense that others have made mistakes, but also because the IRS has updated its 403(b) Plan Fix-It Guide, a resource that tells plan sponsors how to... READ MORE

The latest Employee Plans Compliance Unit project — known as “Ineligible Employer — 403(b) Project Compliance Check” — targets employers that have received a notification of revocation of tax-exempt status from the IRS (known as a Notice CP120A) in 2010 (the first year following the new PPA filing... READ MORE

It’s now easier for plan sponsors and employers to participate in the 403(b) pre-approved plan program. April 14 was the effective date of IRS Revenue Procedure (Rev. Proc.) 2014-28. The new guidance modifies guidance the IRS issued last year, Rev. Proc. 2013-22, to make it easier for a person to... READ MORE

It will be easier for plan sponsors and employers to participate in the 403(b) pre-approved plan program beginning April 14. That’s the effective date IRS Revenue Procedure (Rev. Proc.) 2014-28. The new guidance modifies guidance the IRS issued last year, Rev. Proc. 2013-22, to make it easier for a... READ MORE

  In remarks at a recent conference on income inequality, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the incoming Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, may have tipped his hand on how he will treat employer-provided retirement plans, advocating the simplification and consolidation of “the array” of current... READ MORE