#2
Critical Risk
Failure to Update Your Plan
The IRS has a deadline for most employers to restate their plan.
- Potential Consequences
- Plan disqualification
- fines
- Loss of tax benefits
- Immediate taxation
- Prevention Tips
- Track all IRS and DOL deadline announcements
- Maintain regular communication with plan attorney
- Schedule annual plan document reviews
- Implement compliance calendar system
- Partner with qualified retirement plan professionals
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Plan Documents must be amended with the IRS’s Staggered remedial amendment period.
It’s the plan sponsor’s responsibility to stay up to date on new requirements and comply in a timely manner.
The retirement plan landscape is as complex and challenging as ever. Plan sponsors have a difficult job as their plan’s fiduciary on top of their other responsibilities. Partnering with an experienced and qualified retirement plan professional will help reduce fiduciary liability and avoid costly mistakes.
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