First – Who is considered a Long-Term, Part-Time Employee (LTPTE)? Under current law, LTPTEs are any employee who, in each of the last three consecutive years (beginning in 2021), worked between 500 and 999 hours. And, this currently only applies to 401(k) plans....
Form 5500
2023 Brings Significant Changes To Form 5500
The Department of Labor (DOL) announced its annual revisions to the IRS Form 5500. What Is IRS Form 5500? Why Is It Important? An employer sponsoring a qualified retirement plan, covered by ERISA, must file IRS Form 5500 with the DOL and IRS each year...
Summer 2023 Tax Deadline
You might be interested in an important compliance deadline coming up for defined contribution plans and a quick reminder about filing IRS Form 5500. October 16th - Extended deadline to file IRS Form 5500 to the Department of Labor (DOL) for plans with a December 31st...
No More IRS 5500 8955 Headaches. Making Your Job Easier.
Effective immediately, Alliance Pension Consultants will transmit your IRS Form 5500/8955-SSA filings on your behalf, eliminating the headaches caused by keeping track of multiple login information, signer credentials and delays due to technology issues. Instead, we...
Form 5500 Filing Extension for FEMA Designated Disaster Areas
On August 31st, 2021, the IRS issued guidance extending tax filing deadlines for Form 5500 in areas designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as qualifying for assistance due to Hurricane Ida and other recent natural disasters. This extension...
Required Year-End Participant Notices
As the end of the year approaches, our to-do lists become longer but our bandwidth becomes condensed. To compound matters, when you sponsor a retirement plan, you know you will be in close contact with your TPA firm about the various year-end notices that must be...