Year: 2018

IRS Announces Increases on Benefits and Contributions Dollar Limitations

November 08, 2018

The IRS has announced  cost-of-living adjustments that should be noted for retirement planning purposes.

Below is a chart that outlines employee benefit plan limits for 2019:

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All Good Things Come to an End: A Tale of Significant Changes in VCP Fees Affecting Small Benefit Plans

September 12, 2018

In the 14th century epic poem the Troilus and Criseyde, Geoffrey Chaucer portrays a tragic love tale between Troilus, a Trojan warrior, and Criseyde, the daughter of a Greek fortuneteller.

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Shouldn’t That Error be Considered Immaterial, even De Minimis?

June 13, 2018

When auditors identify operational errors, clients and service providers often ask whether we can ignore them since they are immaterial to the financial statements. 

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Avoiding the Curveball of a Taxable 401(k) Loan under New Law

May 15, 2018

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act) resulted in major changes to the US income tax code.

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Hardship Distributions Made Easier Under New Budget Act

May 11, 2018

There has been a lot of talk about changes brought by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act) that President Trump signed last December.

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The Big Difference between Form 5500 Filing Requirements for Welfare and Retirement Plans

May 09, 2018

In “The DOL can use large retirement plan filings to uncover missing welfare plan filings”, we discussed the importance of plan sponsors not forgetting to file a Form 5500 for their health and welfare plans when filing the annual Form 5500 for their retirement plan.

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Reporting Delinquent Contributions on the Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions

April 19, 2018

I recently heard a discussion about variances on how people pronounce certain words.

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