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Home > Federal Law Articles > Employee Benefits > Benefits - Defined Plans

Articles Discussing Defined Benefit Plans.

PLESA, Can I Have Some More?

Posted: February 27, 2024 | Jackson Lewis Category: Benefits - Defined Plans

The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 had many retirement plan provisions, including the pension-linked emergency savings account (PLESA) that lets workers contribute money to an account in a defined contribution plan that can be used to cover unforeseen financial hardships. In consultation with the Treasury Department and the IRS, the

Did Your Company Fail to Adopt a New Preapproved Defined Contribution Plan by the April 30th Deadline? The IRS Has a Solution for You

Posted: May 23, 2016 | Jackson Lewis Category: Benefits - Defined Plans

Sponsors of preapproved defined contribution retirement plans were generally required to sign new plan documents on or before April 30, 2016 that incorporated changes required by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA). Defined contribution plans include profit sharing plans, 401(k) plans, and money purchase pension plans. Preapproved plans are plan documents that have been approved by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and are sold to plan sponsors through law firms, banks, brokers and other financial institutions.

IRS Prohibits Future Annuity-to-Lump Sum Conversions for Defined Benefit Plan Retirees Currently Receiving Benefits

Posted: July 28, 2015 | Jackson Lewis Category: Benefits - Defined Plans

On July 9, 2015, the IRS released Notice 2015-49 (the β€œNotice”) informing taxpayers that the Service and the Treasury intend to amend the required minimum distribution regulations to eliminate the recent defined benefit (β€œDB”) plan risk management strategy of offering lump sum payments to replace annuity payments to retirees currently receiving joint and survivor, single life, or other life annuity benefit payments.

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