by PC Editorial Staff | Dec 13, 2022 | DOL, EBSA, Employee benefit plans, IRS, Retirement Plans
On December 8th, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released informational copies of the 2022 Form 5500 Series Annual Return/Report. The release includes informational copies of Form 5500-SF short-form...
by PC Editorial Staff | Dec 13, 2022 | DOL, EBSA, Employee benefit plans, ERISA, Fiduciary Rule, Retirement Plans
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a self-correction option under its Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program. Specifically, proposed updates would allow fiduciaries to self-correct specific transactions like late deposits to a 401(k) plan. The...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Affordable Care Act, Employee benefit plans, IRS
During the past week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued information on tax inflation adjustments for tax year 2023. The agency also released updated information on 401(k) and IRA contribution limit amounts for the same tax year. Basically, the dollar amounts...
by PC Editorial Staff | Sep 27, 2022 | EBSA, Employee benefit plans, Employee Benefits Administration, ERISA
On September 23rd, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that an international design firm’s fiduciaries would pay $2 million to restore assets to the company retirement plan after investigators found plan asset mismanagement occurred. Investigators...
by PC Editorial Staff | Sep 14, 2022 | DOL, EBSA, Employee benefit plans, Employee Benefits Administration, ERISA, Retirement Plans
This week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a settlement in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) case where Wells Fargo will pay $131.8 million for ERISA violations. According to the DOL investigation, Wells Fargo, Wells Fargo Bank,...
by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 16, 2022 | ACA, Employee benefit plans, IRS, Obamacare
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced its 2023 indexing adjustments used with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) when calculating ACA affordability for employer shared responsibility purposes. ACA affordability refers to the highest percentage of household income...
