by Taylor Brown | Feb 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Don’t let Missing Participants and Small Balances become a Big Problem At some point, almost every company that sponsors a retirement plan will experience the “fun” of tracking down a missing participant in order to pay a benefit. Although difficult to avoid...
by Taylor Brown | Dec 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
The IRS Meets Letterman Anyone who has ever watched late night television is familiar with the ubiquitous Top 10 List, counting down humorous examples of whatever is in the news. Not to be upstaged, the IRS has its own Top 10 List—the top 10 plan compliance failures...
by Taylor Brown | Oct 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
How to Survive a Visit from the IRS or DOL There are few things that will give a person that sinking feeling in the pit of their stomach like opening the mailbox and seeing an envelope with the words “Internal Revenue Service” (or Department of Labor) in...
by Taylor Brown | Aug 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Top Heavy Impact on 401(k) Plans There are many reasons for the wide popularity of 401(k) plans, one of which is that they shift the funding burden from employers to employees. But this advantage may be diminished for plans classified as “top heavy” where...
by Taylor Brown | Jun 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Fiduciary Fact or Fiction The rules that govern the behavior of retirement plan fiduciaries are quite complex. Any time we are required to deal with complicated subject matter, things can get confusing, potentially leading to decisions based on a misunderstanding. In...
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