401(k) Plans and Corporations Return the Employee Census to the Program

If you sponsor a 401(K) plan and/or your firm is a Corporation: Return the Employee Contribution Census to the Program. Check, correct and complete the Employee and Contribution Census after receiving it via email from the Program. If you have not previously provided the Program with a participant’s termination or rehire date, or your newly … Continued

President’ Day

The Program will be closed in observance of Presidents' Day.

401(k) Plans Participant Distributions of Excess Salary Deferrals and Earnings

401(k) Plans: Necessary participant distributions of excess salary deferrals and their earnings as a result of exceeding salary deferral limits through the end of 2024 must be reported to the Program and paid to the participants by March 15. You will need to submit the Corrective Measures for Contributions Form to do so.

401(k) Plans: Submit the Corrective Measures for Contribution Form

401(k) Plans: Any excess contributions and excess aggregate contributions which resulted from a failure of the annual nondiscrimination tests must be distributed by March 15, or your firm will incur a 10% excise tax on the amount of the excess contributions and excess aggregate contributions which were not timely distributed. If your firm’s plan fails the … Continued

S-Corporations Partnerships 2024 Employer Contributions Due

S-Corporations and Partnerships: 2023 employer contributions for your firm’s plan should be sent to the Program by March 15. If your firm extends its income tax return due date by six months, you will have until September 15 (this statement assumes your corporation’s tax year is a calendar year). Remember that you may have assets in your plan’s forfeiture reserve … Continued

Sole Proprietors and Corporations: 2024 Employer Contributions Due

Sole Proprietors and Corporations: 2024 employer contributions for your firm’s plan should be sent to the Program by April 14. If your firm receives an extension of its income tax return due date, you will have until October 15. Remember that you may have assets in your plan’s forfeiture reserve account that either may be … Continued

Good Friday

The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.

Memorial Day

The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.

Form 5500 Filing Notifications to be sent by June 15

Form 5500: What You Need to Know* The Department of Labor (DOL) requires that Form 5500 be filed electronically. For all Program plan sponsors, the Program coordinates this process by offering a Web-based system called eFile. eFile connects plan sponsors to EFAST2, the DOL’s website for receiving Form 5500 submissions. eFile allows the Program to … Continued

401(k) Plans: Submit the Corrective Measures for Contribution Form

401(k) Plans: Plans with an eligible automatic contribution arrangement (an “EACA”) must distribute excess contributions and excess aggregate contributions by June 30 to participants, or those firms will incur a 10% excise tax on the amount of the excess contribution and excess aggregate contribution which were not timely distributed. For more information on auto-enrollment features, please … Continued

File Form 5500 Form 5500EZ or Form 5558

All Plans: File Form 5500 electronically with the DOL by July 31 unless your firm extended its income tax return due date. Otherwise, to extend your Form 5500 filing, you must file Form 5558 with the IRS and mail it by today, as it must be postmarked no later than July 31, 2025.

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