DOL Issues
During the first round of breakout sessions at the 2015 NTSA 403(b) Summit in Nashville, an expert panel led a lively and engaging discussion about the Department of Labor’s re-proposed fiduciary rule, and the potential impact on common business practices. In MarketBeat, Amy L. Simonson summarizes...
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Taking a cue from the boss, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez has said that the DOL will issue guidance to help facilitate state-based retirement plans. Perez made his remarks on the DOL blog.As President Obama did on July 13, Perez hailed state-based plans as a tool to strengthen retirement and noted...
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The Pushmi-Pullyu, a two-headed animal character from author Hugh Lofting’s Doctor Dolittle series of children’s books, does not actually exist. But the back-and-forth over the Department of Labor’s proposed fiduciary rule is enough to make one wonder if maybe they really do after all.July 21...
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Diamonds may be forever, but apparently fiduciary liability for choosing annuities in a DC plan is not.That’s likely the most significant takeaway for advisors and plan sponsors from Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2015-02. In that document, acknowledging that “confusion or lack of clarity” about...
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President Obama on July 13 called on the Department of Labor (DOL) to “provide a clear path forward for the states to create retirement savings programs.” He made his remarks at the 2015 White House Conference on Aging.Obama directed Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez to publish a proposed rule by the...
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For sponsors of large ERISA plans — including most ERISA 403(b) plans — with calendar year plans, it’s Form 5500 time. In MarketBeat, Michael Webb seeks to help make the 2014 5500 filing process easier for plan sponsors and those who work with them.
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Take note, 403(b) annuity arrangements, defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans with calendar year plans: July 31 is right around the corner. That’s the day by which most plans must file the dreaded and onerous Form 5500. The clock is ticking on filing the form that reports on 2014....
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Efforts to stop or roll back the Department of Labor’s proposed fiduciary rule will continue, according to Steve Saxon of Groom Law Group. Saxon made his remarks at the Insured Retirement Institute’s recent Government Legal Regulatory Conference in Washington, D.C.According to zinsurance, Saxon...
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Nearly three months ago, the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed new standards defining what fiduciary due diligence means. In a session at the NTSA 403(b) Summit in Nashville, NTSA immediate past president Susan Diehl and others explained how the rule affects IRAs and other investment options,...
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Do you have participants who separated from service after 2007 and who have a deferred vested benefit under a 403(b) plan you sponsor? If so, do you have to report them on the Form 9855-SSA? The IRS says you do not. It explains that a plan sponsor is not required to report a separated...
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Appropriations Committees on Capitol Hill — in the Senate and the House — have taken a shot at blocking the Labor Department’s fiduciary proposal by denying funding for the measure.Senate BillThe Senate Appropriations Committee on June 25 in a 16-14 vote approved a $153.2 billion measure that funds...
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A House appropriations bill was unveiled last week that included a provision designed to stop the Department of Labor’s (DOL) fiduciary proposal by defunding its implementation, but what are its chances?The fiduciary provision simply states, “None of the funds made available by this Act may be used...
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The June 17 Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee hearing provided ample illustration that the debate on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) fiduciary proposal is far from over. DOL Secretary Thomas E. Perez appeared before the subcommittee of the House Education and the Workforce...
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The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefit Security Administration has announced that it will hold public hearings on the fiduciary proposal on Aug. 10, 11 and 12 — and 13, if necessary. It also has extended the period for submitting comments on the proposed rule and exceptions to July 21.The...
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In its current form, the Labor Department’s fiduciary reproposal would “lock out” American small businesses from retirement plans, a new report says.The paper notes that small business owners, through SEP and SIMPLE-type IRA plans, provide roughly $472 billion in retirement savings for more than 9...
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It’s so interesting to me that almost every year there are changes to the laws and rules that affect our profession. And it’s a relief to me that NTSA is always there as a resource, allowing my company (and yours) to grow and get better at what we do, regardless of those changes. I still remember...
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The Department of Labor intends to finalize its re-proposed rule defining a fiduciary in May of next year, Groom Law Group Chairman Steve Saxon said on June 8. Saxon made his remarks at the SPARK Institute’s annual conference in Washington, D.C.That timing is fueled by political considerations....
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The Internal Revenue Service has provided a new, permanent program for late filing Form 5500-EZ.The program, outlined in Revenue Procedure 2015-32, replaces last year’s one-year pilot program – which ended Tuesday, June 2, 2015.The permanent program generally follows the requirements of the pilot...
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Plans with calendar year plan years — and that’s most of them — must file their 2014 Forms 5500 by this July 31. So the reminder the IRS included in its latest issue of Employee Plans News concerning the changes to the Form 5500 and its schedules for 2014 reporting is particularly timely.The...
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For those keeping score at home, a total of 36 individuals and organizations submitted comments on the Department of Labor’s April 14 fiduciary proposal during the first month of the comment period.The DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has created a “public comments” page on its...
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