by PC Editorial Staff | Feb 28, 2023 | DOL, Employee benefit plans, IRS, Retirement Plans
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) released their final rule bringing changes to the 2023 Form 5500, Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plans and Form 5500-SF...
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 PC Editorial Staff | Nov 29, 2022 | DOL, ERISA, Retirement Plans
On November 22nd, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule that allows 401(k) plan fiduciaries to consider climate change and other environmental, social, and governance factors (or ESG factors) when they select retirement investments or...
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 9, 2022 | IRA, IRS, Retirement Plans
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released guidance that provides an extension to make retirement plan changes based on amendments to the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act), the Bipartisan Miners Act of 2019 (the...
