Regulatory and Legislative

Senate Proposal Would Allow Certain Plan Design Expenses from Plan Assets

Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Tim Scott (R-SC) have introduced S. 4086, the Increasing Small Business Retirement Choices Act. This bill would allow incidental plan expenses associated with implementing plan design features that benefit participants to be reimbursed from plan assets. Currently these discretionary settlor functions (such as adding an automatic enrollment feature) are not considered reasonable expenses of a plan and must be paid by the employer.

Regulatory and Legislative

IRS Provides 2024 Electronic Filing Relief for Form 5330

IRS Provides 2024 Electronic Filing Relief for Form 5330

The IRS notes in a new post that electronic filing of Form 5330, Return of Excise Taxes Related to Employee Benefit Plans, will not be required for the remainder of the 2024 taxable year—confirming that taxpayers may continue to file by paper.