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Send participants a revised Summary Plan Description (SPD) or Summary of Material Modifications (SMM)
All Plans: If there was a change to your firm’s plan during 2019, send participants a revised Summary Plan Description (SPD) or Summary of Material Modifications (SMM) by July 28. … 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 … Continued
Learn & Give Webinars- Investment Concepts Simplified
Join Program Representatives for educational webinars on a variety of topics every Thursday in August. We will offer two sessions each week at 12pm ET and 3pm ET. As an … Continued
Learn & Give Webinars – Designing Your Retirement Plan Strategy
Join Program Representatives for educational webinars on a variety of topics every Thursday in August. We will offer two sessions each week at 12pm ET and 3pm ET. As an … Continued
Learn & Give Webinars- Foundations of Financial Wellness
Join Program Representatives for educational webinars on a variety of topics every Thursday in August. We will offer two sessions each week at 12pm ET and 3pm ET. As an … Continued
Berks County Bar Association, Bench-Bar Conference
Doubletree by Hilton 701 Penn St., Reading, PALearn & Give Webinars – Steps to a Social Security Strategy
Join Program Representatives for educational webinars on a variety of topics every Thursday in August. We will offer two sessions each week at 12pm ET and 3pm ET. As an … Continued
Labor Day
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Money Purchase Pension Plans: Send 2019 contributions for your firm’s plan to the Program
Money Purchase Pension Plans: Send 2019 contributions if you have not already done so. In order to meet the minimum funding standards, contributions must be made by 8 ½ months … Continued
S-Corporations & Partnerships: Send 2019 employer contributions for your firm’s plan to the Program & file Form 5500 with the DOL
S-Corporations and Partnerships: - Send 2019 employer contributions for your firm’s plan to the Program by September 15 if you received an extension of your firm’s income tax return due … Continued
401(k) Plans: Mid-Year Census & Nondiscrimination Testing Information Due
401(k) Plans: Return completed mid-year census and nondiscrimination testing information for 401(k) plans to the Program by September 30. To add this deadline to your Outlook calendar just click … Continued
Send the 2019 Summary Annual Report (SAR) to participants
All Plans: Send the 2019 Summary Annual Report (SAR) to participants by September 30 (unless the due date for your Form 5500 is extended to a later date). To … Continued
401(k) Plan: Notify your eligible employees of the safe harbor contributions for 2021
401(k) Plans Intended to Comply with the Traditional or Automatic Enrollment Safe Harbor Requirements: If you sponsor a 401(k) plan intended to meet safe harbor requirements in 2021, you have … Continued
Send Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA) to participants
All Plans: If you have elected a Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA) for your plan, it is required that all participants and beneficiaries on whose behalf an investment in a … Continued
File Form 5500 with the DOL
All Plans: Form 5500 is due to be filed electronically with the DOL by October 15, if your firm filed Form 5558 by July 31, 2020. To add this … Continued
Sole Proprietors & Corporations: Send 2019 Employer Contributions to the Program
Sole Proprietors and Corporations: Send 2019 employer contributions for your firm’s plan to the Program by October 15 if you filed for an extension of your income tax return due … Continued
Sole Proprietors & Corporations: File Form 5500 with the DOL
Sole Proprietors and Corporations: Form 5500 is due to be filed electronically with the DOL by October 15 if your firm requested a six-month extension of the due date of … Continued
S-Corporations & Partnerships: Send the 2019 Summary Annual Report
S-Corporations and Partnerships: Send the 2019 Summary Annual Report (SAR) to defined contribution plan participants by November 15 if your firm filed for an extension of the due date for … Continued
Thanksgiving
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Post Thanksgiving Day
The Program will be closed for the afternoon in observance of the holiday.
401(k) Plan: Notify your eligible employees of the safe harbor contributions for 2021
401(k) Plans Intended to Comply with the Traditional or Automatic Enrollment Safe Harbor Requirements: If you sponsor a 401(k) plan intended to meet safe harbor requirements in 2021, you have … Continued
Send Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA) to participants
All Plans: If you have elected a Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA) for your plan, it is required that all participants and beneficiaries on whose behalf an investment in a … Continued
Send the 2019 Summary Annual Report
All Plans: If you received an extension of the Form 5500 due date by filing Form 5558, send the 2019 Summary Annual Report (SAR) to defined contribution plan participants by … Continued
Send the 2020 Summary Annual Report
All Plans: If you received an extension of the Form 5500 due date by filing Form 5558, send the 2020 Summary Annual Report (SAR) to defined contribution plan participants by … Continued
Christmas Eve
The Program will be closed in the afternoon in observance of the holiday.
Christmas
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Make legally permitted, optional amendments to existing plans for 2020
All plans: Make legally permitted, optional amendments to an existing plan for 2020 by today. These changes must be adopted by the last day of the plan year in which … Continued
Distribute excess contributions to all affected participants
All plans: any 2019 excess contributions must be distributed to all affected participants to avoid a disqualifying event. (Corrective measures rules can be complex; see the instructions attached to the … Continued
Remind participants to withdraw their Required Minimum Distribution
All plans: Remind participants who are age 71 or older that they may need to withdraw their required minimum distribution (RMD) by December 31 if they are subject to the … Continued
New Year’s Day
Happy New Year! The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Program’s annual census offer to provide nondiscrimination testing and/or calculation contributions
For plans with a plan year end of 12/31, a communication will be distributed asking if assistance is needed for contribution calculation and/or nondiscrimination test for the 2020 plan year.
Self-Directed Brokerage Account Participant Statements are distributed
The Self-Directed Brokerage Account Participant Statements are distributed.
Annual Account Statements
Annual Account Statements are available.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
The Program will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
IRS Form 1099-R Mailed
The IRS Form 1099-R is mailed to all participants who received distributions in 2020.
401(k) Plans & Corporations: Return the Employee Contribution 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 … Continued
President’s Day
President's Day is observed and the Program will be closed in observance of this holiday.
IRS Form 1099-R sent to IRS
The IRS Form 1099-R is sent to the IRS.
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 … Continued
S-Corporations & Partnerships: 2020 Employer Contributions Due
S-Corporations and Partnerships: 2020 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 … Continued
Good Friday
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Self-Directed Brokerage Account Participant Statements are distributed
The self-directed brokerage statements will be distributed.
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 2020 must be reported to the … Continued
Sole Proprietors and Corporations: 2020 Employer Contributions Due
Sole Proprietors and Corporations: 2020 employer contributions for your firm’s plan should be sent to the Program by April 15. If your firm receives an extension of its income tax … Continued
1st Quarter Account Statements
First quarter account statements will be available.
Memorial Day
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Form 5500 Filing Notifications to be Sent by 6/15
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 … 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% … Continued
Independence Day Observed
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Send Participants a Revised Summary Plan Description (“SPD”) or Summary of Material Modifications (“SMM”)
All Plans: If there was a change to your firm’s plan during 2020, send participants a revised Summary Plan Description (SPD) or Summary of Material Modifications (SMM) by July 28. … 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 … Continued
Labor Day
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday
Money Purchase Pension Plans: Send 2020 Contributions for Your Firm’s Plan to the Program
Money Purchase Pension Plans: Send 2020 contributions if you have not already done so. In order to meet the minimum funding standards, contributions must be made by 8 ½ months … Continued
S-Corporations & Partnerships: Send 2020 employer contributions for your firm’s plan to the Program & file Form 5500 with the DOL
S-Corporations and Partnerships: – Send 2020 employer contributions for your firm’s plan to the Program by September 15 if you received an extension of your firm’s income tax return due … Continued
401(k) Plans: Mid-Year Census & Nondiscrimination Testing Information Due
401(k) Plans: Return completed mid-year census and nondiscrimination testing information for 401(k) plans to the Program by September 30. To add this deadline to your Outlook calendar just click this … Continued
Send the 2020 Summary Annual Report (SAR) to participants
All Plans: Send the 2020 Summary Annual Report (SAR) to participants by September 30 (unless the due date for your Form 5500 is extended to a later date). To … Continued
401(k) Plan: Notify your eligible employees of the safe harbor contributions for 2022
401(k) Plans Intended to Comply with the Traditional or Automatic Enrollment Safe Harbor Requirements: If you sponsor a 401(k) plan intended to meet safe harbor requirements in 2022, you have … Continued
Send Qualified Default Investment Alternative (“QDIA”) to participants
All Plans: If you have elected a Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA) for your plan, it is required that all participants and beneficiaries on whose behalf an investment in a … Continued
File Form 5500 with the DOL
All Plans: Form 5500 is due to be filed electronically with the DOL by October 15, if your firm filed Form 5558 by July 31, 2021. To add this … Continued
Sole Proprietors & Corporations: Send 2020 Employer Contributions to the Program
Sole Proprietors and Corporations: Send 2020 employer contributions for your firm’s plan to the Program by October 15 if you filed for an extension of your income tax return due … Continued
Sole Proprietors & Corporations: File Form 5500 with the DOL
Sole Proprietors and Corporations: Form 5500 is due to be filed electronically with the DOL by October 15 if your firm requested a six-month extension of the due date of … Continued
S-Corporations & Partnerships: Send the 2020 Summary Annual Report
S-Corporations and Partnerships: Send the 2020 Summary Annual Report (SAR) to defined contribution plan participants by November 15 if your firm filed for an extension of the due date for … Continued
Thanksgiving
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Post Thanksgiving Day
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
401(k) Plan: Notify your eligible employees of the safe harbor contributions for 2022
401(k) Plans Intended to Comply with the Traditional or Automatic Enrollment Safe Harbor Requirements: If you sponsor a 401(k) plan intended to meet safe harbor requirements in 2022, you have … Continued
Send Qualified Default Investment Alternative (“QDIA”) to participants
All Plans: If you have elected a Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA) for your plan, it is required that all participants and beneficiaries on whose behalf an investment in a … Continued
Christmas (observed)
The Program will be closed in the afternoon in observance of the holiday.
Make legally permitted, optional amendments to existing plans for 2020
All plans: Make legally permitted, optional amendments to an existing plan for 2020 by today. These changes must be adopted by the last day of the plan year in which … Continued
Distribute excess contributions to all affected participants
All plans: any 2020 excess contributions must be distributed to all affected participants to avoid a disqualifying event. (Corrective measures rules can be complex; see the instructions attached to the … Continued
Remind participants to withdraw their Required Minimum Distribution
All plans: Remind participants who are age 72 or older that they may need to withdraw their required minimum distribution (RMD) by December 31 if they are subject to the … Continued
New Year’s Day
Happy New Year! The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Program’s annual census offer to provide nondiscrimination testing and/or calculation contributions
For plans with a plan year end of 12/31, a communication will be distributed asking if assistance is needed for contribution calculation and/or nondiscrimination test for the 2021 plan year.
Self-Directed Brokerage Account Participant Statements are distributed
The Self-Directed Brokerage Account Participant Statements are distributed.
Annual Account Statements
Annual Account Statements are available.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
The Program will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
IRS Form 1099-R Mailed
The IRS Form 1099-R is mailed to all participants who received distributions in 2021.
401(k) Plans & Corporations: Return the Employee Contribution 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 … Continued
President’s Day
President’s Day is observed and the Program will be closed in observance of this holiday.
IRS Form 1099-R sent to IRS
The IRS Form 1099-R is sent to the IRS.
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 … Continued
S-Corporations & Partnerships: 2021 Employer Contributions Due
S-Corporations and Partnerships: 2021 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 … Continued
Self-Directed Brokerage Account Participant Statements are distributed
The self-directed brokerage statements will be distributed.
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 2020 must be reported to the Program … Continued
Sole Proprietors and Corporations: 2021 Employer Contributions Due
Sole Proprietors and Corporations: 2021 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 … Continued
Good Friday
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
1st Quarter Account Statements
First quarter account statements will be available.
Memorial Day
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Form 5500 Filing Notifications to be Sent by 6/15
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 … 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% … Continued
Independence Day
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Self-Directed Brokerage Account Participant Statements are Distributed
Self-directed brokerage account participant statements are distributed.
2nd Quarter Account Statements
2nd quarter account statements are available.
Send Participants a Revised Summary Plan Description (“SPD”) or Summary of Material Modifications (“SMM”)
All Plans: If there was a change to your firm’s plan during 2021, send participants a revised Summary Plan Description (SPD) or Summary of Material Modifications (SMM) by July 28. … 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 … Continued
Labor Day
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Money Purchase Pension Plans: Send 2021 Contributions for Your Firm’s Plan to the Program
Money Purchase Pension Plans: Send 2021 contributions if you have not already done so. In order to meet the minimum funding standards, contributions must be made by 8 ½ months … Continued
S-Corporations & Partnerships: Send 2021 employer contributions for your firm’s plan to the Program & file Form 5500 with the DOL
S-Corporations and Partnerships: – Send 2021 employer contributions for your firm’s plan to the Program by September 15 if you received an extension of your firm’s income tax return due … Continued
401(k) Plans: Mid-Year Census & Nondiscrimination Testing Information Due
401(k) Plans: Return completed mid-year census and nondiscrimination testing information for 401(k) plans to the Program by September 30.
Send the 2021 Summary Annual Report (SAR) to participants
All Plans: Send the 2021 Summary Annual Report (SAR) to participants by September 30 (unless the due date for your Form 5500 is extended to a later date).
401(k) Plan: Notify your eligible employees of the safe harbor contributions for 2023
401(k) Plans Intended to Comply with the Traditional or Automatic Enrollment Safe Harbor Requirements: If you sponsor a 401(k) plan intended to meet safe harbor requirements in 2023, you have … Continued
Send Qualified Default Investment Alternative (“QDIA”) to participants
All Plans: If you have elected a Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA) for your plan, it is required that all participants and beneficiaries on whose behalf an investment in a … Continued
Self-Directed Brokerage Account Participant Statements are distributed
Self-directed brokerage account participant statements are distributed.
3rd Quarter Account Statements
3rd Quarter account statements are available.
File Form 5500 with the DOL
All Plans: Form 5500 is due to be filed electronically with the DOL by October 15, if your firm filed Form 5558 by July 31, 2022.
Sole Proprietors & Corporations: Send 2021 Employer Contributions to the Program
Sole Proprietors and Corporations: Send 2021 employer contributions for your firm’s plan to the Program by October 15 if you filed for an extension of your income tax return due … Continued
Sole Proprietors & Corporations: File Form 5500 with the DOL
Sole Proprietors and Corporations: Form 5500 is due to be filed electronically with the DOL by October 15 if your firm requested a six-month extension of the due date of … Continued
S-Corporations & Partnerships: Send the 2021 Summary Annual Report
S-Corporations and Partnerships: Send the 2021 Summary Annual Report (SAR) to defined contribution plan participants by November 15 if your firm filed for an extension of the due date for … Continued
Thanksgiving
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Post Thanksgiving Day
The Program will be closed in the afternoon in observance of the holiday.
401(k) Plan: Notify your eligible employees of the safe harbor contributions for 2023
401(k) Plans Intended to Comply with the Traditional or Automatic Enrollment Safe Harbor Requirements: If you sponsor a 401(k) plan intended to meet safe harbor requirements in 2023, you have … Continued
Send Qualified Default Investment Alternative (“QDIA”) to participants
All Plans: If you have elected a Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA) for your plan, it is required that all participants and beneficiaries on whose behalf an investment in a … Continued
Christmas (observed)
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Make legally permitted, optional amendments to existing plans for 2021
All plans: Make legally permitted, optional amendments to an existing plan for 2021 by today. These changes must be adopted by the last day of the plan year in which … Continued
Distribute excess contributions to all affected participants
All plans: any 2021 excess contributions must be distributed to all affected participants to avoid a disqualifying event. (Corrective measures rules can be complex; see the instructions attached to the … Continued
Remind participants to withdraw their Required Minimum Distribution
All plans: Remind participants who are age 72 or older that they may need to withdraw their required minimum distribution (RMD) by December 31 if they are subject to the … Continued
New Year’s Day (observed)
Happy New Year! The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
401(k) Plans and Corporations: Return the Employee Census to the Program
Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
401(k) Plans: Submit the Corrective Measures for Contribution Form
Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
S-Corporations & Partnerships: 2022 Employer Contributions Due
Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
401(k) Plans: Participant Distributions of Excess Salary Defferrals and Earnings
Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Sole Proprietors and Corporations: 2022 Employer Contributions Due
Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
401(k) Plans: Submit the Corrective Measures for Contribution Form
Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Pre-Independence Day
The Program will be closed in the afternoon in observance of the holiday.
Send Participants Revised Summary Plan Description (“SPD”) or Summary of Material Modifications (“SMM”)
Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
File Form 5500, Form 5500EZ, or Form 5558
Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Money Purchase Pension Plans: Send 2022 Contributions for your Firm’s Plan to the Program
Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
S-Corporations & Partnerships: Send 2022 Employer Contributions for your Firm’s Plan to the Program & File Form 5500 with the DOL
Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
401(k) Plans: Mid-Year Census & Nondiscriminations Testing Information Due
Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Send the 2022 Summary Annual Report (“SAR”) to Participants
Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
File Form 5500 with the DOL
Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Sole Proprietors & Corportations: File Form 5500 with the DOL
Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Last Day to Make a Retroactive SH NEC for the 2023 Plan Year
401(k) Plans Intended to Comply with the Traditional or Automatic Enrollment Safe Harbor Requirements: If you sponsor a 401(k) plan intended to meet safe harbor requirements in 2023, today (December … Continued
401(k) Plan: Notify your Eligible Employees of the Safe Harbor Contributions for 2024
Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Send Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA) to Participants
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Send 2022 Summary Annual Report (“SAR”) if you filed a Form 5558
Distribute the Summary Annual Report (SAR) to all participants and beneficiaries with a balance in the plan by December 15 if you filed Form 5558 to extend the due date … Continued
Remind participants to Withdraw their Required Minimum Distribution
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Make Legally Permitted, Optional Amendments to Existing Plans for 2022
Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Distribute Excess Contributions to all Affected Participants
Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
New Year’s Day (observed)
Happy New Year! The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Self-Directed Brokerage Account Participant Statements
The Self-Directed Brokerage Account Participant Statements are distributed. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Program’s Annual Census Offer to Provide Nondiscrimination Testing and/or Calculation Contributions
For plans with a plan year end of 12/31, a communication will be distributed asking if assistance is needed for contribution calculation and/or nondiscrimination test for the 2023 plan year. … Continued
Annual Account Statements Available
Annual Account Statements are available. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
The Program will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
IRS Form 1099-R Mailed
The IRS Form 1099-R is mailed to all participants who received distributions in 2023. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
IRS Form 1099-R sent to IRS
The IRS Form 1099-R is sent to the IRS by January 31. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
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 … Continued
President’s Day
President’s Day is observed and the Program will be closed in observance of this holiday. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
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 2023 must be reported to the Program … Continued
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 … Continued
S-Corporations Partnerships 2023 Employer Contributions Due.ics
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, … Continued
Good Friday
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Self-Directed Brokerage Account Participant Statements are distributed
The self-directed brokerage statements will be distributed. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
1st Quarter Account Statements
First quarter account statements will be available. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Sole Proprietors and Corporations: 2023 Employer Contributions Due
Sole Proprietors and Corporations: 2023 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 … Continued
Memorial Day
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Form 5500 Filing Notifications to be sent by 6/15
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 … Continued
Juneteenth National Independence Day
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
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% … Continued
Pre-Independence Day
The Program will be closed in the afternoon in observance of the holiday. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Independence Day
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Self-Directed Brokerage Account (“SDBA”) Participant Statements Distributed
Self-directed brokerage account participant statements are distributed. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
2nd Quarter Account Statements
2nd quarter account statements are available. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
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 … Continued
Labor Day
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Money Purchase Pension Plans: Send 2023 Contributions for your Firm’s Plan to the Program
Money Purchase Pension Plans: Send 2021 contributions if you have not already done so. In order to meet the minimum funding standards, contributions must be made by 8 ½ months after … Continued
S-Corporations & Partnerships: Send 2023 Employer Contributions for your Firm’s Plan to the Program & File Form 5500 with the DOL
S-Corporations and Partnerships: – Send 2023 employer contributions for your firm’s plan to the Program by September 15 if you received an extension of your firm’s income tax return due … Continued
Send the 2023 Summary Annual Report (“SAR”) to Participants
Send the 2023 Summary Annual Report (SAR) to participants by September 30 (unless the due date for your Form 5500 is extended to a later date). Add this deadline to … Continued
401(k) Plans: Mid-Year Census & Nondiscriminations Testing Information Due
401(k) Plans: Return completed mid-year census and nondiscrimination testing information for 401(k) plans to the Program by September 30. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
401(k) Plan: Notify your Eligible Employees of the Safe Harbor Contributions for 2025
401(k) Plans Intended to Comply with the Traditional or Automatic Enrollment Safe Harbor Requirements: If you sponsor a 401(k) plan intended to meet safe harbor requirements in 2024, you have from … Continued
Send Qualified Default Investment Alternative (“QDIA”) to Participants
All Plans: If you have elected a Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA) for your plan, it is required that all participants and beneficiaries on whose behalf an investment in a … Continued
Self-Directed Brokerage Account (“SDBA”) Participant Statements are Distributed
Self-directed brokerage account participant statements are distributed. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
3rd Quarter Account Statements
3rd Quarter account statements are available. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
File Form 5500 with the DOL
All Plans: Form 5500 is due to be filed electronically with the DOL by October 16, if your firm filed Form 5558 by July 31, 2023. Add this deadline … Continued
Sole Proprietors & Corporations: File Form 5500 with the DOL
Sole Proprietors and Corporations: Form 5500 is due to be filed electronically with the DOL by October 16 if your firm requested a six-month extension of the due date of … Continued
Sole Proprietors & Corporations: Send 2023 Employer Contributions to the Program
Sole Proprietors and Corporations: Send 2023 employer contributions for your firm’s plan to the Program by October 16 if you filed for an extension of your income tax return due … Continued
Thanksgiving
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Post Thanksgiving Day
The Program will be closed in the afternoon in observance of the holiday. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
401(k) Plan: Notify your Eligible Employees of the Safe Harbor Contributions for 2025
401(k) Plans Intended to Comply with the Traditional or Automatic Enrollment Safe Harbor Requirements: If you sponsor a 401(k) plan intended to meet safe harbor requirements in 2023, you have from … Continued
Last Day to Make a Retroactive SH NEC for the 2024 Plan Year
401(k) Plans Intended to Comply with the Traditional or Automatic Enrollment Safe Harbor Requirements: If you sponsor a 401(k) plan intended to meet safe harbor requirements in 2025, today (December … Continued
Send Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA) to Participants
All Plans: If you have elected a Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA) for your plan, it is required that all participants and beneficiaries on whose behalf an investment in a … Continued
Send 2023 Summary Annual Report (“SAR”) if you filed a Form 5558
Distribute the Summary Annual Report (SAR) to all participants and beneficiaries with a balance in the plan by December 15 if you filed Form 5558 to extend the due date … Continued
Christmas Eve
The Program will be closed in the afternoon in observance of the holiday. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Christmas
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday. Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.
Distribute Excess Contributions to all Affected Participants
All plans: any 2023 excess contributions must be distributed to all affected participants to avoid a disqualifying event. (Corrective measures rules can be complex; see the instructions attached to the Corrective … Continued
Make Legally Permitted, Optional Amendments to Existing Plans for 2023
All plans: Make legally permitted, optional amendments to an existing plan for 2023 by today. These changes must be adopted by the last day of the plan year in which … Continued
Remind participants to Withdraw their Required Minimum Distribution
All plans: Remind participants who are age 73 or older that they may need to withdraw their required minimum distribution (RMD) by December 31 if they are subject to the … Continued