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The Program will be closed in the afternoon in observance of the holiday.   Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.

The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.   Add this deadline to your Outlook calendar by clicking here.

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

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

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

Happy New Year! The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.

The Self-Directed Brokerage Account Participant Statements are distributed.

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 are available.

The Program will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

The IRS Form 1099-R is mailed to all participants who received distributions in 2024 and are available online.

The IRS Form 1099-R is sent to the IRS by January 31.

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

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

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: 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 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

The self-directed brokerage statements will be distributed.

First quarter account statements will be available.

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

The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.

The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.

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

The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.

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

The Program will be closed in the afternoon in observance of the holiday.

The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.

Self-directed brokerage account participant statements are distributed.

2nd quarter account statements are available.

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

The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.

Money Purchase Pension Plans: Send 2024 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 and Partnerships: Send 2024 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 date … Continued

Send the 2024 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) Plans: Return completed mid-year census and nondiscrimination testing information for 401(k) plans to the Program by September 30.

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, you have from … Continued

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.

3rd Quarter account statements are available.

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, 2024.

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 and Corporations: Send 2024 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

The Program will be closed in observance of the holiday.

The Program will be closed in the afternoon in observance of the holiday.

The Program will automatically sweep any accounts where an RMD is required if paperwork has not yet been received. Participants have until December 31 to take their RMD.

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

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 2026, today (December … Continued

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

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

The Program will be closed in the afternoon in observance of the holiday.