What did the SECURE Act change about the start-up tax credit? Since 2002 a federal income tax credit has been available for starting a retirement plan. All the SECURE Act changed was the amount of the start-up credit for tax years after 2019. So everything else stays the same. Discussed separately, the SECURE Act also … Read more
What is the SECURE Act auto-enrollment tax credit? A $500 tax credit has been created for small employers who add an EACA to their retirement plan. The credit is available for 3 taxable years. What are the requirements to be an EACA? EACA stands for “Eligible Automatic Contribution Arrangement”. The requirements to be an EACA … Read more
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A 457(b) plan is a type of non-qualified tax advantaged deferred-compensation retirement plan that is available for governmental and certain non-governmental employers. The employer provides the plan and the employee defers compensation into it on a pre-tax basis. Sometimes the employer also makes contributions.
The Form 8955-SSA is a successor to the Schedule SSA where the benefits for terminated employees with a
‘MEP’ stands for multiple employer plan. MEPs are defined in IRC 413(c) and are retirement plans that cover unrelated employers. A MEP can be either a 401(k) plan or a defined benefit plan. Examples of MEPs include the following scenarios:
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a federal agency that guarantees the payment of pension benefits when private company pension plans are unable to pay all promised benefits.