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 after the plan year end. A Contribution Confirmation report will be mailed to you on the next business day. Please review it to ensure the contribution was credited to the correct plan year. File Form 5500 electronically with the DOL by today if your firm received an extension of the…

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 date and your firm’s tax year is the calendar year. –          File Form 5500 electronically with the DOL by today if your firm received an extension of the due date of your firm’s income tax return. You will have until October 15 if you filed Form 5558 by July 31,…

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 link and save the meeting reminder: https://voyadelivers.com/aba/ics/2021/09302021_401k_midyear_census.ics

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 add this deadline to your Outlook calendar just click this link and save the meeting reminder: https://voyadelivers.com/aba/ics/2021/09302021_all_send_sar.ics

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 from October 3 until December 2 to notify your eligible employees of the safe harbor contributions for 2022. If this applies to your plan, the Program will provide you with a sample participant safe harbor notice. Please review the sample notices and instructions for additional information.   To add this deadline…

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 QDIA may be made in 2022, receive the annual notice by December 2. Please refer to the sample notice and information for more details.   To add this deadline to your Outlook calendar just click this link and save the meeting reminder: https://voyadelivers.com/aba/ics/2021/12022021_all_qdia.ics