IRS Announces New Retirement Plan Guidance for Voluntary Correction Program (VCP) Applications

For HR offices, December is typically a time to recover from open enrollment, tie up loose ends, and look forward to 2019. Lost in the busyness of the last few months may have been some retirement plan guidance from the Internal Revenue Service regarding its Employee Plans Compliance Resolutions System (EPCRS). In Revenue Procedure 2018-52 (September 28, 2018), the IRS has outlined new filing requirements for its Voluntary Correction Program. This guidance essentially amends and restates Rev. Proc. 2016-51, which, as described below, will have limited applicability after December 31, 2018.