Based in the Washington, D.C. area, the American Retirement Association is a non-profit professional organization with two major goals: to educate all retirement plan and benefits professionals, and to create a framework of policy that gives every working American the ability to have a comfortable retirement.
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On October 5, 2026, the American Retirement Association filed a comment letter supporting the IRS and Treasury’s efforts to implement Saver’s Match contributions for employer-sponsored retirement plans under SECURE 2.0, while urging an approach that relies on conduit IRAs and established rollover infrastructure. The letter recommends flexible plan rules, a centralized registration and payment portal, standardized electronic payment and return procedures, improved plan identification through…
On September 25, 2026, the American Retirement Association submitted a letter to the Internal Revenue Service regarding the proposed regulations on employer contributions to Trump Accounts under Internal Revenue Code Section 128. The letter provides feedback and recommendations to clarify and improve the operational, compliance, and nondiscrimination aspects of the proposed rules for these employer-sponsored benefit programs. (more…)
On September 21, 2026, the American Retirement Association submitted a letter to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regarding a proposed rule on penalties for failure to provide certain notices or other material information. (more…)