Defined Contribution Plan

Your retirement plan offering is a valuable tool for recruiting and retaining talent, as well as helping your employees prepare for their retirement.  But, what if something were to happen to him or her before they could enjoy the savings they’ve worked so hard for?

Posted on December 11, 2024 By Kushner & Company
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The IRS has now released all of the 2025 benefit limits. These include both the cafeteria and health plan limits as well as all of the qualified retirement plan limits. Earlier this year, they also released the High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) and Health Savings Account (HSA) limits.

Posted on November 1, 2024 By Kushner & Company
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For plan years beginning in 2024, this new optional opportunity is for the plan to treat Qualified Student Loan Payments (QSLPs) as if they were elective deferrals to the plan (even though they were not contributed to the plan) and to provide a matching contribution to the plan as if they were.

Posted on October 1, 2024 By Kushner & Company
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401(k), 
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In a recent PLR from the IRS, an interesting optional approach to allow an employee to direct their employer contributions to a qualified retirement plan (such as a 401(k) plan) opens the door to some possibilities for employers looking to expand their benefit offerinngs without increasing costs.

Posted on September 18, 2024 By Kushner & Company
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Rather than seek out retirement plan consulting, many employers offer a take-it-or-leave-it retirement plan design from their payroll or other provider. They assume that all 401(k) plans are the same, not paying attention to the details. After all, don't we just have to say we have a plan?

Posted on July 15, 2024 By Kushner & Company
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401(k), 
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Blog, 
Defined Contribution Plan, 
Money Purchase, 
Plan Document Services (RPS), 
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Retirement Plans, 
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Given all the recent news about student loans and the impact on both individual lives and the economy as a whole, we thought it was time to review what an employer can do to assist those either currently in post-secondary or technical schools as well as those who have graduated and now have loans.

Posted on April 15, 2024 By Kushner & Company
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ERISA-ACA Compliance, 
Learning and Development, 
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Work / Life Balance

Almost every organization that sponsors employee benefit plans must file IRS Form 5500. Of course, there are different rules and requirements for 5500s based on the type of plan being reported. In today’s post, we’re going to look at a few of the common questions that we receive about 5500s.

Posted on February 1, 2024 By Kushner & Company
Categories: 
401(k), 
Administration, 
Benefits, 
Blog, 
Cash Balance, 
Combo Plans, 
Defined Contribution Plan, 
ERISA-ACA Compliance, 
FSA / HSA / HRA, 
Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRA), 
HR Compliance, 
IRS Form 5500 Services (BDA), 
IRS Form 5500 Services (RPS), 
Money Purchase, 
Profit Sharing, 
Qualified Small Employer HRA (QSEHRA), 
Retirement Plans, 
Team Rewards, 
Total Rewards

The IRS has now released all of the 2024 benefit limits. These include both the cafeteria and health plan limits as well as all of the qualified retirement plan limits.

Earlier this year, they also released the High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) and Health Savings Account (HSA) limits.

Posted on November 9, 2023 By Kushner & Company
Categories: 
401(k), 
Administration, 
Benefits, 
Blog, 
Cash Balance, 
Combo Plans, 
Commuter Benefits, 
Defined Contribution Plan, 
ERISA-ACA Compliance, 
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), 
FSA / HSA / HRA, 
Health and Welfare Team, 
Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRA), 
Health Savings Accounts (HSA), 
HR Compliance, 
Money Purchase, 
Profit Sharing, 
Qualified Small Employer HRA (QSEHRA), 
Retirement Plans, 
Total Rewards

401(k)’s and other retirement plans are extremely technical, But by working with a highly skilled Third Party Administrator (TPA), employers can be supported in these tasks, assured their plan is running smoothly, and in compliance with ERISA and IRS regulations.

Posted on October 5, 2023 By Kushner & Company
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Combo Plans, 
Defined Contribution Plan, 
HR Compliance, 
HR Outsourcing, 
IRS Form 5500 Services (RPS), 
Money Purchase, 
Nonqualified Plans (Executive Compensation), 
Plan Document Services (RPS), 
Profit Sharing, 
Retirement Plans, 
Summary Plan Descriptions, 
Team Rewards, 
Total Rewards

On August 25, 2023, the IRS published Notice 2023-62, putting an “Administrative Transition Period” of two years on the SECURE 2.0 requirement that all participants earning $145,000 or more in the prior calendar year must make all catch-up contributions as Roth.

Posted on August 29, 2023 By Kushner & Company
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Defined Contribution Plan

All 401(k) catch-up contributions must be Roth (after-tax), starting in 2024 for anyone earning $145,000+. That's only the beginning.

Posted on July 6, 2023 By Kushner & Company
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Retirement Plans

The IRS has new requirements for employers that utilize a fully discretionary matching contribution formula in their pre-approved plans.

Posted on October 1, 2021 By Kushner & Company
Categories: 
401(k), 
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Defined Contribution Plan, 
ERISA-ACA Compliance, 
HR Compliance, 
Profit Sharing, 
Retirement Plans