Defined contribution plan

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on July 5, 2023, for North Dakota flooding, for the incident period of April 10, 2023 – May 6, 2023.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on July 6, 2023, for Maine severe storm and flooding, for the incident period of April 30, 2023 – May 1, 2023.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on July 6, 2023, for South Dakota flooding, for the incident period of April 9, 2023 – May 5, 2023.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is requesting from the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the authority to modify its information collection procedures under its missing participants program.

The coronavirus pandemic resulted in restrictions on where and how people could meet. These limitations—including remote work requirements—made it harder for some participants to take distributions from employer-sponsored retirement plans.

The IRS has released updated Instructions for Form 5307, Application for Determination for Adopters of Modified Nonstandardized Pre-Approved Plans.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration on May 25, 2023, for a California severe storm and flooding, for the incident period of March 11, 2023 – March 16, 2023.

The IRS provided a reminder in the May 24, 2023, edition of Employee Plans News that beginning June 1, 2023, the IRS is expanding the determination letter program to include individually designed and terminating 403(b) plans.

A bill introduced by Representative Frank Lucas (R-OK) was approved by the House Financial Services Committee with bipartisan support by a vote of 35-12. H.R. 3063 would amend securities laws to allow collective investment trusts (CITs) in 403(b) plans.

The SECURE 2.0 Act provides more ways for individuals to access their retirement savings and creates new exceptions to the 10% early distribution penalty tax.