457 Plans
Episode 4
In this episode of the Wowcast, host Randy Aranowitz interviews Tony Schutte, a financial advisor and certified financial planner with EFS Advisors in Minnesota. Schutte discusses his personal and professional background, including how his parents' careers influenced his decision to...
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The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0) redefined when a participant in a governmental 457(b) plan may enter into an agreement to participate in that plan. The change is optional, but has the benefit of both easing the administrative burden of governmental employers and enabling participants to...
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As the Department of Labor defends its rule allowing the use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors by fiduciaries when selecting plan investments, legislation to restrict the use of ESG in making investment decisions—including for 403(b) and 457 plans—has been reintroduced in...
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Prior to the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE), and the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0), for state and local governmental employers sponsoring eligible 457(b) deferred compensation plans (457(b) plans), age 70½ was a significant age for the following...
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It is now possible to offer plan participants in 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) plans the option to treat employer contributions as Roth contributions, under the SECURE 2.0 Act.
More precisely, it is Section 604 of the SECURE 2.0 Act that allows plan participants to elect to have any fully vested...
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Tech Talk provides a comparison of 401(k) plans and 457(b) plans offered by government entities.
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Tech Talk discusses when hardship distributions from governmental 457(b) plans are allowed.
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Tech Talk outlines the distributable events for which distributions from governmental 457(b) plans are allowed.
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Reps. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) and Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.) introduced a bill on Dec. 13 that would allow retirement savers to roll over their Roth IRA savings into a Roth workplace retirement plan such as a Roth 401(k), Roth 403(b), or Roth 457(b).
The bipartisan bill, which the American Retirement...
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The IRS has released a draft of the Form 1099-R to be used in 2024. This is an early release draft of the form, as well as its instructions, which the IRS is providing only to inform taxpayers, including benefits recipients.
The form is used to provide information to recipients about...
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Tech Talk addresses what a governmental employer that offers a 457(b) plan should consider regarding offering a student loan matching contribution program.
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Think you’ve taken care of everything with your 457 plan? Maybe you have—but maybe you haven’t.
In the second of a two-part series in the Trucker Huss “The Benefit of Benefits” blog, Scott E. Galbreath discusses more common mistakes he has encountered in 457 plans that exempt organizations (EOs)...
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The American Retirement Association (ARA) was recently informed of a legal scheme in Texas—a community property state—that allows younger workers to raid up to 100% of their defined contribution (DC) plan (such as a 401(k), 403(b) or 457 plan) account balance without incurring the tax penalty for...
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Running any employee benefit plan entails following certain rules—and it is always possible that at some point, a mistake will be made in running a plan. An expert offers his observations regarding mistakes that tax-exempt organizations (EOs) make with their 457(b) plans.
In a recent entry in the...
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The National Tax-Deferred Savings Association (NTSA) recently helped pass a bipartisan bill in the final hours of the Illinois General Assembly that involves 457 auto-enrollment—and specifically protects participant choice—for Illinois teachers.
“Providing choice and an opportunity to work with a...
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Hello all! Welcome to a new monthly series, Nate’s Notes. In order to keep you all apprised of what is taking place at the NTSA, I’m going to share an update on where I’ve been and what the NTSA has been doing.
For my inaugural note, I’m writing from the airplane on my way to the Massachusetts...
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This new feature in the NTSA Advisor provides a look at what’s going on in the states and the most recent developments in their activity to provide and enhance retirement plan coverage.
New Utah Law Modifies Match of State Retirement System Employee Contributions
A bill signed into law by Utah...
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Unfortunately, recently I have needed a little bit more dental care than usual. My dentist has referred me to several specialists, and the specialist has always been more expensive than my local dentist, and most of the time, it is by a lot. The adage, “Riches are in the niches” echoes as I pay my...
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Legislation is before the Illinois Senate that would expand coverage and options available to certain employees in the education sector.
SB 1647
On Feb. 8, Sen. Robert F. Martwick (D-Chicago) introduced SB 1647, a bill that would amend the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code...
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Are retirement plans SECURE? American Retirement Association CEO Brian Graff, NTSA Executive Director Nathan Glassey, and ARA Director of Federal and State Legislative Affairs Andrew Remo at the Feb. 26 opening session of the 2023 NTSA Summit in Tampa, FL discussed Washington’s take on that. And,...
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