SECURE 2.0 expands hardship self-certification.
SECURE 2.0 requires that all catch-up contributions for a participant whose FICA wages for the prior year exceed $145,000 (indexed) be made on a Roth basis.
SECURE 2.0 is the hot topic in the retirement industry right now and has been hailed as the most important retirement enhancement legislation in more than a decade.
The IRS has issued Notice 2023-62 to address stakeholder concerns regarding implementation of Section 603 of the SECURE 2.0 Act.
The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has issued a request for information to solicit public input on a number of provisions of SECURE 2.0 that impact ERISA’s reporting and disclosure requirements.
The Department of Labor has released a paper to initiate consultation with the ERISA Advisory Council as a first step in fulfilling the requirements of Section 321 of the SECURE 2.0 Act titled “Review of Pension Risk Transfer Interpretive Bulletin.”
The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, provisions affecting the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System support the IRS trend toward shifting certain types of retirement account corrections to the Self Correction Program.
The IRS has issued Notice 2023-54 to provide transition relief for required minimum distributions in connection with the change in required beginning date to age 73 under SECURE 2.0, and guidance for certain specified RMDs for 2023.
Pension-Linked Emergency Savings Accounts
The IRS has issued Notice 2023-43 to address questions and provide interim guidance related to Section 305 of SECURE 2.0.