On Wednesday, November 6, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced its updated dollar limitations for tax-qualified, defined benefit and defined contribution plans. This guidance provides tax year 2020, cost‑of‑living adjustments (COLA), affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items.
The team at Fulcrum Partners shares this important update from IslerDare PC, on the proposed new retirement plan electronic disclosure rule, from the Department of Labor (the DOL), regarding the allowance of online retirement plan disclosures.
Based on 2018 research results1, published and released by Principal® earlier this year, employers recognize that competitive benefit offerings remain key in attracting top talent. In a job market that can be tight and highly competitive, employers are looking for ways to recruit and retain key employees. Principal’s research shows that retaining and motivating key employees, along with restoring a …
Last week, The Clorox Company announced a new initiative that ties executive pay to the realization of environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. In tying executive pay to sustainability goals The Clorox Company joins oil companies Royal Dutch Shell PLC and BP PLC, corporations that have already implemented similarly inspired executive pay or bonus structures. Laura Stein, Clorox executive vice …
This article was first published on September 18, 2019 and is republished here with permission of PLANADVISER. How NQDC plans can help plan sponsor clients attract, retain and reward key employees and executives. By Lee Barney From left: Jeff Roberts, ADP; Phillip L. Currie Jr., Fulcrum Partners; and Corby Dall, 401k Advisors Intermountain. Photograph by Matt Kalinowski. In “The Value of …
Fulcrum Partners is sharing this reminder from the team at IslerDare PC regarding the electronic filing of top-hat submissions. The August 2019 issue of Employees Benefits Update includes the following information: “Top-hat plans, which are unfunded plans that allow a select group of highly-compensated employees to defer compensation, must file a letter with the Department of Labor within 120 days …
This Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision involving a nonqualified deferred compensation plan (NQDC) shows why it can be important for a nonqual plan to comply with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A compliance and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) claims procedures. Fulcrum Partners shares these important insights from attorneys Greg Daugherty and Dave Tumen of Porter Wright, first …
In case you missed it (#ICYMI), here are a few of the most-read recent posts on Deferred Compensation News and Updates: Filing VCPs Electronically As of April 1, 2019, all Voluntary Correction Program (VCP) submissions are to be made electronically via www.pay.gov. In January 2019, Form 8950 was updated to reflect the new electronic filing procedures. #ReadMore: IRS Updates Determination Letter Program …
Isler Dare Employee Benefits Update Re: IRS Updates Determination Letter Program and Revises Correction Procedures Under Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) This employee benefits update (first published May 2019) is provided courtesy of Isler Dare PC (www.islerdare.com) and was written by Andrea I. O’Brien, Vi D. Nguyen, Jeanne Floyd, and Ashley F. Hedge. Recent Legal Developments for Employee Benefit …
Every company in the S&P 500 now has a woman on its board of directors. In July, Diane Morefield executive vice president and chief financial officer of real estate investment trust, CyrusOne joined the board of the Dallas-based, online car auction site, Copart. According to Equilar, a research firm that analyzes companies’ boards, women now make up 27% of all board …