Required Minimum Distribution: What This Means for Your Retirement Plan

Effective January 1, 2023, the age for stating required minimum distributions (RMDs) increased from 72 to 73. You must make required minimum distributions from your traditional IRAs after you reach age 73. However, you may delay taking money from your 401(k) or employer-based retirement plan until after you stop working. There are a lot of […]

Understanding Pre-Tax and After-Tax 401(k) Plans

Most people think about saving for retirement. If your employer offers a 401(k) plan, which about half of all companies currently do, taking advantage of that plan is an attractive option. In fact, a 2018 report by the Stanford Center on Longevity study found that most employees of all ages participated: 91 percent of those […]

Avoid 401(k) Compliance Mistakes

As an employer, one of your main goals should be keeping your employees happy. And you can keep your employees happy without losing favorable 401(k) tax benefits, paying penalties or facing liabilities. In the process, don’t forget to take the changes caused by the SECURE 2.0 Act into consideration, namely in terms of retirement savings […]

Thinking About Participating In Your Employer’s 401(K) Plan? Here’s How It Works

Employers offer 401(k) plans for many reasons, including to attract and retain talent. These plans help an employee accumulate a retirement nest egg on a tax-advantaged basis. If you’re thinking about participating in a plan at work, here are some of the features. Under a 401(k) plan, you have the option of setting aside a […]

IRS Extends Administrative Relief For 401(K) Plans

As mitigation measures related to COVID-19 ease, it will be interesting to see which practices and regulatory changes taken in response to the pandemic remain in place long-term. One of them might be relief from a sometimes-inconvenient requirement related to the administration of 401(k) plans. A virtual solution In IRS Notice 2021-40, the IRS recently […]