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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
New Years Day
Happy New Year! The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Self-Directed Brokerage Account Participant Statements
The Self-Directed Brokerage Account Participant Statements are distributed.
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 2024 plan year.
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 and Available Online
The IRS Form 1099-R is mailed to all participants who received distributions in 2024 and are available online.
IRS Form 1099-R sent to IRS
The IRS Form 1099-R is sent to the IRS by January 31.
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’ 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 … 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 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, … Continued
Self-Directed Brokerage Account Participant Statements are distributed
The self-directed brokerage statements will be distributed.
1st Quarter Account Statements
First quarter account statements will be available.
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 … Continued
Good Friday
The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.