This article originally appeared on ABGSW.com. Alliance Benefit Group Southwest is a subsidiary of REDW LLC and acts as the firm’s trusted group of retirement plan advisors.
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In this article, we provide a Cycle 3 restatement reminder and update you on important upcoming compliance deadlines for defined contribution plans.
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Cycle 3 Restatement Reminder
Approximately every six years, the IRS requires most company-sponsored retirement plans to update their plan documents through a process called “restating” the document. The IRS-announced Cycle 3 restatement window began August 1, 2020, with a final deadline, coming soon, of July 31, 2022.
NEED TO KNOWS
- A restatement is a complete re-writing of the plan document. It incorporates changes from any mandatory or voluntary amendments that may have been adopted since the last time the document was re-written.
- While some plan sponsors may choose to voluntarily restate their plans from time to time for various reasons, the upcoming plan restatement is mandatory.
- Now is the time to focus on updating 401(k) and other plans, including profit-sharing, money purchase and employee stock ownership plans, to the Cycle 3 versions.
- Plans that do not adopt a restated plan document by July 31, 2022, will be subject to IRS-imposed penalties, which could include revocation of the plan’s tax-favored status.
Reach out to your ABG Southwest relationship manager with any questions you may have about the Cycle 3 restatement.
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