On January 22, 2024, the American Retirement Association submitted a comment letter to the Treasury Departments detailing several recommendations for the guidance needed to implement and stimulate the adoption of these programs. (more…)
On July 19, 2023, the American Retirement Association and 49 other organizations wrote to the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department to ask them to grant transition relief for two years from the Roth catch-up contribution requirements under Section 603 of the SECURE 2.0 Act. (more…)
On April 26, 2021, the American Retirement Association and 6 other organizations wrote to the Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service to ask for improvements to the early release drafts of IRS Forms W-4P and W-4R for the 2022 tax year. (more…)
On October 1, 2020, the American Retirement Association and 16 other organizations wrote to the Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service to request the temporary relief from the physical presence requirement for spousal consent in Notice 2020-42 be made permanent or at minimum be extended for an additional year. (more…)
COVID-19 Defined Contribution Plan Funding Relief Legislative Proposal The American Retirement Association strongly supports federal legislation to provide immediate defined contribution or 401(k) plan funding relief. Small businesses face significant cash flow problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic and are considering 401(k) plan termination to decrease payroll costs. A recent American Retirement Association analysis...
The American Retirement Association and Investment Company Institute wrote to the Department of Treasury regarding the in-kind distribution of custodial accounts upon termination of a 403(b) plan to request guidance that properly implements Section 110 of the SECURE Act. (more…)
COVID-19 Emergency Response Initiatives In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Retirement Association has been actively engaged with Capitol Hill and the appropriate Regulatory Agencies to ask for various forms of retirement plan relief for small businesses. The Department of Labor, Department of Treasury, and the Internal Revenue Service have broad authority over retirement...
The American Retirement Association wrote to the Department of Treasury to follow up on the request for tax filing and other relief due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to highlight additional requests for relief. (more…)
The American Retirement Association wrote to the Departments of Labor and Treasury to request tax filing and other relief due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including extensions of Form 5500 deadlines, extensions of the defined benefit restatement deadline, and reasonable relief from participant notices. (more…)
The American Retirement Association wrote to the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service to request guidance on certain issues related to the enactment of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act. (more…)
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