WEX Inc.

DECEMBER 18, 2024

This 2025 Benefits Compliance Checklist outlines key topics, dates, and additional areas to keep an eye on, ensuring your company meets regulatory obligations throughout the year. Key dates February 28, 2025: Paper filing deadline for 1095-C forms. March 3, 2025: Provide 1095-C forms to employees.

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Insperity

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Act seeks to: Open access to 401(k) retirement plans to more people Provide greater opportunities to save Offer financial incentives to save while removing common barriers and penalties So, what does the law require of employers? The SECURE 2.0 Major highlights of the SECURE 2.0 Major highlights of the SECURE 2.0

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Best Money Moves

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Compared to years prior, employees are more interested in retirement benefits and paid leave opportunities. Here are the most important benefits your company needs in 2025. Inclusive health benefits are still widely sought after Medical costs continue to be a major concern for employees going into 2025.

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HR Professionals Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

As an HR professional, you might read that title and think, “Duh – aren’t all retirement plans focused on employees?” As pensions have gone by the wayside and 401(k) plans have gained more notoriety, employees have become increasingly more aware of their employer sponsored retirement plans, and the financial benefits they provide.

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WEX Inc.

JULY 9, 2024

By contributing more to your HSA, you can use these pre-tax funds to pay for eligible routine or unexpected healthcare expenses that your healthcare plan may not cover. Making the maximum contribution each year can be a smart retirement strategy. The IRS set 2025 contribution limits for HSAs. The post It’s July.

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Business Management Daily

AUGUST 30, 2023

brings to your retirement plans in 2023. Unlike traditional 401ks, Roths are not tax-deferred. With Roth accounts, employees pay taxes on their retirement contributions in their regular paycheck. Sutton’s reasoning … tax math. If you pay the tax today, your taxable retirement is zero,” she said.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

JANUARY 31, 2023

provisions make some significant changes for retirement plans , but CAA 2023 also extends the telehealth plan safe harbor for high-deductible health plans (“HDHPs”) that were first introduced in the 2020 CARES Act. The two-year extension continues the relief until January 1, 2025. cut scheduled for 2024.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Notice 2022-45 rectifies this inconsistency, deferring the deadline to adopt changes covered by Section 2202 of the CARES Act— i.e. , penalty-free coronavirus-related distributions, increasing the permissible loan amount, and delaying repayment of loan amounts—from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2025.

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Benefits Notes

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Congress made several changes to retirement plans as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 , which recently passed both the House and Senate. The final bill contains several provisions affecting retirement plans under Division T of the bill titled “Secure 2.0 Act of 2022.” Increase in Cash-out Limit.

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

DECEMBER 2, 2022

On October 21 st , the IRS announced changes to its qualified plan determination letter program. Most notably, the program has been expanded to include section 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity plans (“403(b) plans”). Plan sponsors may also seek a determination letter following a plan merger.

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Snell & Wilmer Benefits

JUNE 23, 2023

Currently, employers can (but are not required to) permit retirement plan participants who are age 50 or older to make catch-up contributions that exceed the otherwise applicable Section 402(g) limit (which is $22,500 for 2023). Participants can elect whether to make catch-up contributions on a pre-tax and/or a Roth basis.

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Employee Benefits

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The examples are based on a basic rate tax payer earning either £20,000, £30,000 or £40,000 per year. They are all 25 years old and plan to retire at age 68. Example 1: Sam[1] – Basic rate tax payer, earning £20,000 per year The employee increases pension contributions by 1% of salary which is matched by the employer.

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Griffin Benefits

JUNE 29, 2023

contains dozens of changes to retirement plans, but perhaps none bigger than these two: New 401(k) and 403(b) plans will be required to automatically enroll participants in the respective plans, and employee salary deferral rates will automatically escalate each year. The SECURE Act 2.0

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Snell & Wilmer Benefits

MAY 31, 2024

However, further guidance is necessary to confirm whether the changes are mandatory for plans that choose to offer catch-up contributions. The new limits take effect for tax years beginning after December 31, 2024. When do the changes take effect? Which participants are eligible for the increased limit?

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 5, 2023

Act of 2022 —90+ provisions focused on 401(k) and other retirement plans. Congress has chosen to pay for it by mandating that plans offering certain 401(k) features, like catch-up contributions, be made on an after-tax, Roth basis. Auto-enrollment plans have been around for quite some time; SECURE 1.0 SECURE 2.0

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Higginbotham

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Under Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code , employers can offer education assistance programs with tax advantages. Employers can offer up to $5,250 per employee per year, and this amount will be excluded from the employee’s gross income and therefore not subject to taxes. The Secure Act 2.0.

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Flimp Communications

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Below are five ways employers are helping their employees improve their financial wellness in 2024 and into 2025. How often do employees draw from their retirement accounts? Are employees using tax-advantaged accounts such as HSAs? How many employees are having their wages garnished? Many employers offer matching contributions.

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Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They will also lose out on the valuable tax benefits available in the pension scheme. It’s usually better to leave the money invested in a pension fund where it keeps its tax-free status, and only withdrawing when it is actually needed.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

AUGUST 29, 2024

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released a new revenue procedure that outlines how sponsors of defined benefit pension plans should request approval to use plan-specific substitute mortality tables for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.

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Higginbotham

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Offering retirement benefits also makes financial sense because they often come with tax incentives. Department of Labor explains that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) covers two main types of retirement plans: defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans.

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Empuls

JUNE 21, 2024

  A thoughtfully crafted retirement plan can positively impact employee morale.      Increase the productivity of employees nearing retirement.    A handsomely distributed retirement plan increases job satisfaction. Let's quantify the significance of retirement rewards. 

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Vantage Circle

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Companies do this by providing employees with a stake in the company's stock as well as a retirement plan to ensure they have enough money later on in life. In the "appreciation only" method, in January 2025, Albert will receive the appreciated amount per share. How is phantom equity taxed? Let's get started!

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Vantage Circle

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

These incentives span a wide array, from health benefits and retirement plans to flexible work arrangements, financial bonuses, and professional development opportunities. Paid parental leave, support for fertility-related expenses, and assistance with adoption or surrogacy costs are also part of the benefitws plan.

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Higginbotham

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

IRS Announces 2024 FSA, Retirement Plan Limits Earlier this month, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released cost-of-living adjustments and inflation-adjusted limits for 2024 that affect amounts employees can contribute to health flexible spending accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs).

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Benefits Notes

MARCH 31, 2021

The ARPA also allows the employer, insurer, or multiemployer plan sponsor who subsided the premiums to offset the cost by claiming a new federal tax credit. The subsidy is tax-free to the individual receiving the subsidy. Tax Credit. Below is a summary of the ARPA’s COBRA subsidy provisions.

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